3 mins left of the first round Ronda was locking in a triangle and Tate was so desperate she reached for Rondas top to distract her. DIRTY POOL! And on the first takedown Miesha reached for the fence but couldn't lock he cheating fingers in the cage.
Stylistically Ronda is a nightmare for Tate. Miesha doesn't have the striking to put many people away - she is mostly a grinder with a solid wrestling base. But with a mentally broken Ronda and Tate making improvements it's possible Miesha wins. It's MMA anything can happen.
I think Ronda is just the worst match up for Miesha. Tate's game is very similar to Randy Couture's, grind your opponent down, use your wrestling... which is a great strategy when NOT fighting an Olympic Judo practitioner. Tate doesn't exactly have the KO power either.
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