With less than a minute to go in the round, Silva is apparently labored. Pennington puts her opponent back again on the canvas. It appears like she is attempting to finish the fight on prime. Spherical 3 ends with 'Rocky' protecting best Regulate.

When experience in stride, Silva will pull out spinning elbows and sidekicks with some stunning precision, nevertheless the Brazilian arguably does her best get the job done within the clinch.

Pennington all over again with a hard remaining. Rocky will get her down off a failed kneebar endeavor. Rocky has an arm triangle locked in. Thumbs up by Mayra. Rocky Performing her technique to aspect mount. Mayra punching Rocky’s ribs, but with no impact in the slightest degree.

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She can find that armbar. She hit a kneebar on somebody. She ninja choked Holly Holm and Holly was stress tapping, so you realize it’s an actual deep choke, not 1 of those “I’m just gonna faucet” conditions. It’s an “Oh hell — she’s got me and I’m likely out!”

Pennington stays composed and survives by turning situation. Pennington manages to manage on top, landing quick pictures to the Brazilian. 

Pennington provides an ultra tricky match towards the desk, becoming particularly hard to complete (it took Nunes nicely in the fifth spherical to acquire it done), and simultaneously, owning her very own battles with

Pennington forces the clinch and lands an elbow. She separates and lands a giant correct. Mayra Bueno Silva responses having a stable standing Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva Full Fight elbow. The fighters go back to the clinch and exchange knees. Silva appears to be like to move on the again and does. He now has ‘Rocky’ within a overall body lock and locks up a rear-naked choke. She’s not fully underneath but that was near. The fight hits the ground but only 10 seconds remain. Pennington normally takes top place as being the horn Appears.

Bueno Silva’s two submission victories at bantamweight are already the second most while in the division’s record, and her 1 minute and 17 2nd armbar victory in opposition to Egger ranks the fourth speediest all-time among the 135ers.

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"Julianna, Obtain your ass superior and signal over the dotted line," Pennington claimed. "It's been ten years which i've waited for that fight."

She continues to be propelling forward slowly and piling up outstanding victories to her resume in the advertising. With an eye on a get, Pennington entered the octagon with large hopes.

After a while, her exceptional boxing ability ought to make by itself known, regardless of whether Bueno Silva’s energy counts For additional in the early goings.

You’re discussing a girl that just backed up Holly Holm, who's one of the best strikers while in the Ladies’s division. She backed her up, hit her with elbows, and she or he kept pushing forward, ending the fight Together with the choke.