Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2017 16:29:03 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Tweet while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Valentina Shevchenko is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Charmaine Tweet is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shevchenko launches a furious low kick!
Charmaine Tweet blocks
Charmaine Tweet fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Good leg kicks from Charmaine Tweet.
Valentina Shevchenko defends with ease.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Charmaine Tweet and Shevchenko engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Tweet moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Shevchenko's thigh!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to cut off Tweet with punches
Tweet reels from the strikes.
Tweet moves backwards and Valentina Shevchenko is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Shevchenko.
An overhand right from Charmaine Tweet that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shevchenko's stops that one with her face! How is Shevchenko standing?!
Shevchenko's Nose is beginning to swell
Tweet launches a hook to the body
Bang! Shevchenko stops that one with her ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
Valentina Shevchenko launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Tweet's knee!
Tweet hyper-extended her leg
Charmaine Tweet launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shevchenko blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Valentina Shevchenko's cheek! Shevchenko stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Tweet is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Tweet launches a kick to Shevchenko's thigh
Loud pop!
Shevchenko hyper-extended her left leg
Tweet is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Tweet moves backwards and gestures for Valentina Shevchenko to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Valentina Shevchenko is standing now.
Nice punches from Valentina Shevchenko.
Tweet staggers backwards. Shevchenko wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shevchenko showing excellent timing, blasts Charmaine Tweet with a right hand.
Great hook by Valentina Shevchenko! Charmaine Tweet is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Tweet's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko is standing while Tweet is on the ground on her back
Valentina Shevchenko creates space and allows Charmaine Tweet to stand up.
Tweet climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Valentina Shevchenko goes with a looping right hand while Charmaine Tweet jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tweet seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Shevchenko fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Poorly executed technique. Charmaine Tweet looks to counter!
Solid kick to the leg from Charmaine Tweet
Shevchenko checks it.
Valentina Shevchenko and Tweet engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Charmaine Tweet takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Here comes Valentina Shevchenko with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Tweet's ribs!
Superb haymaker by Shevchenko
that lands on Tweet's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Charmaine Tweet goes with a looping right hand while Valentina Shevchenko jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shevchenko seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Tweet pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tweet decides to launch some tentative punches
Shevchenko launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Tweet with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Tweet is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Charmaine Tweet
Tweet tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tweet is clinching with Shevchenko.
The fighters are clinching.
Shevchenko struggles and launches a few punches to Tweet's head
Those punches are hitting! Tweet covers her head!
There is a small laceration on Charmaine Tweet's Right cheek
Charmaine Tweet pushes away Shevchenko trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shevchenko doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Charmaine Tweet
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tweet pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Valentina Shevchenko's face!
Shovel hook by Charmaine Tweet
goes nowhere.
Valentina Shevchenko paws at Tweet.
Tweet swings ineffectively.
Tweet moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Tweet's attemp of grappling
Valentina Shevchenko attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko catches Charmaine Tweet's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Shevchenko.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Tweet
Shevchenko throws a few hammer fists to the face of Charmaine Tweet
Blocked by Tweet.
Valentina Shevchenko gets sloppy and Charmaine Tweet tries to take advantage...
Tweet throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Valentina Shevchenko realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Valentina Shevchenko. 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Tweet launches a furious low kick!
Shevchenko blocks.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Charmaine Tweet!
Shevchenko is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Tweet followed by a hard jab
Shevchenko deflects the blows.
Shevchenko pushes Charmaine Tweet and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Valentina Shevchenko goes with a looping right hand while Charmaine Tweet jumps back and jabs
Tweet seems staggered and Valentina Shevchenko runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Valentina Shevchenko
surprises Tweet!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shevchenko steps backwards away from Charmaine Tweet. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Valentina Shevchenko is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tweet's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tweet's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Charmaine Tweet's Forehead
Shevchenko showing excellent timing, blasts Charmaine Tweet with a right hand.
Great hook by Valentina Shevchenko! Charmaine Tweet is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Shevchenko is standing while Tweet is on the ground on her back
Valentina Shevchenko creates space and allows Charmaine Tweet to stand up.
Tweet climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Shevchenko is holding Charmaine Tweet's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Charmaine Tweet loses balance and goes to the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Charmaine Tweet
Good looking punches from Valentina Shevchenko on the ground
They could take their toll on Tweet.
Tweet's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Charmaine Tweet
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Charmaine Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Tweet.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tweet has a small cut in her Right cheek
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Charmaine Tweet
Terrible one sided match... Tweet was not ready to fight a fighter of Valentina Shevchenko caliber.
Charmaine Tweet tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko rolls her over and takes her back!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tweet's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Charmaine Tweet is a bloody mess!
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Tweet.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tweet's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Charmaine Tweet's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Tweet has Shevchenko controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Shevchenko is unable to move under Tweet control.
Tweet clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Valentina Shevchenko isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko throws her leg over and Charmaine Tweet is in serious trouble! Valentina Shevchenko extends her hips and Charmaine Tweet is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by Submission (Armbar) at 4:41 Round 2
Statistics: Charmaine Tweet
Punches 10/33 (30%)
Kicks 2/7 (29%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 80 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 31/42 (74%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/20 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 79 s
Tonight was VS’s night. Not Tweets night. I wonder if Tweet is tweeting about this fight. Tweet, tweet, tweet. Look, a birdie. I need sleep…..
Valentina Shevchenko is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Charmaine Tweet is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Shevchenko launches a furious low kick!
Charmaine Tweet blocks
Charmaine Tweet fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Good leg kicks from Charmaine Tweet.
Valentina Shevchenko defends with ease.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Charmaine Tweet and Shevchenko engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Tweet moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Shevchenko's thigh!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to cut off Tweet with punches
Tweet reels from the strikes.
Tweet moves backwards and Valentina Shevchenko is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Shevchenko.
An overhand right from Charmaine Tweet that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shevchenko's stops that one with her face! How is Shevchenko standing?!
Shevchenko's Nose is beginning to swell
Tweet launches a hook to the body
Bang! Shevchenko stops that one with her ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
Valentina Shevchenko launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Tweet's knee!
Tweet hyper-extended her leg
Charmaine Tweet launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Shevchenko blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Valentina Shevchenko's cheek! Shevchenko stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Tweet is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Tweet launches a kick to Shevchenko's thigh
Loud pop!
Shevchenko hyper-extended her left leg
Tweet is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Tweet moves backwards and gestures for Valentina Shevchenko to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Valentina Shevchenko is standing now.
Nice punches from Valentina Shevchenko.
Tweet staggers backwards. Shevchenko wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shevchenko showing excellent timing, blasts Charmaine Tweet with a right hand.
Great hook by Valentina Shevchenko! Charmaine Tweet is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Tweet's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko is standing while Tweet is on the ground on her back
Valentina Shevchenko creates space and allows Charmaine Tweet to stand up.
Tweet climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Valentina Shevchenko goes with a looping right hand while Charmaine Tweet jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tweet seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Shevchenko fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Poorly executed technique. Charmaine Tweet looks to counter!
Solid kick to the leg from Charmaine Tweet
Shevchenko checks it.
Valentina Shevchenko and Tweet engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Charmaine Tweet takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Here comes Valentina Shevchenko with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Tweet's ribs!
Superb haymaker by Shevchenko
that lands on Tweet's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Charmaine Tweet goes with a looping right hand while Valentina Shevchenko jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Shevchenko seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Tweet pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tweet decides to launch some tentative punches
Shevchenko launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Tweet with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Tweet is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Charmaine Tweet
Tweet tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tweet is clinching with Shevchenko.
The fighters are clinching.
Shevchenko struggles and launches a few punches to Tweet's head
Those punches are hitting! Tweet covers her head!
There is a small laceration on Charmaine Tweet's Right cheek
Charmaine Tweet pushes away Shevchenko trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shevchenko doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Charmaine Tweet
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tweet pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Valentina Shevchenko's face!
Shovel hook by Charmaine Tweet
goes nowhere.
Valentina Shevchenko paws at Tweet.
Tweet swings ineffectively.
Tweet moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Tweet's attemp of grappling
Valentina Shevchenko attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko catches Charmaine Tweet's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Shevchenko.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Tweet
Shevchenko throws a few hammer fists to the face of Charmaine Tweet
Blocked by Tweet.
Valentina Shevchenko gets sloppy and Charmaine Tweet tries to take advantage...
Tweet throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Valentina Shevchenko realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Valentina Shevchenko. 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Tweet launches a furious low kick!
Shevchenko blocks.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Charmaine Tweet!
Shevchenko is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Tweet followed by a hard jab
Shevchenko deflects the blows.
Shevchenko pushes Charmaine Tweet and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Valentina Shevchenko goes with a looping right hand while Charmaine Tweet jumps back and jabs
Tweet seems staggered and Valentina Shevchenko runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Valentina Shevchenko
surprises Tweet!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shevchenko steps backwards away from Charmaine Tweet. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Valentina Shevchenko is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tweet's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Tweet's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Charmaine Tweet's Forehead
Shevchenko showing excellent timing, blasts Charmaine Tweet with a right hand.
Great hook by Valentina Shevchenko! Charmaine Tweet is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Shevchenko is standing while Tweet is on the ground on her back
Valentina Shevchenko creates space and allows Charmaine Tweet to stand up.
Tweet climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Shevchenko is holding Charmaine Tweet's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Charmaine Tweet loses balance and goes to the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Charmaine Tweet
Good looking punches from Valentina Shevchenko on the ground
They could take their toll on Tweet.
Tweet's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Charmaine Tweet
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Charmaine Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Tweet.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tweet has a small cut in her Right cheek
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Charmaine Tweet
Terrible one sided match... Tweet was not ready to fight a fighter of Valentina Shevchenko caliber.
Charmaine Tweet tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko rolls her over and takes her back!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tweet's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Valentina Shevchenko is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Charmaine Tweet is a bloody mess!
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Tweet.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tweet's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Tweet
Charmaine Tweet's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Tweet has Shevchenko controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Shevchenko is unable to move under Tweet control.
Tweet clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Valentina Shevchenko isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko throws her leg over and Charmaine Tweet is in serious trouble! Valentina Shevchenko extends her hips and Charmaine Tweet is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by Submission (Armbar) at 4:41 Round 2
Statistics: Charmaine Tweet
Punches 10/33 (30%)
Kicks 2/7 (29%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 80 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 31/42 (74%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/20 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 79 s
Tonight was VS’s night. Not Tweets night. I wonder if Tweet is tweeting about this fight. Tweet, tweet, tweet. Look, a birdie. I need sleep…..
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!