Taneisha Tennant Edges Olga Rubin, Retains Bantamweight Title at Invicta FC 48

By Martial Arts Videos July 21, 2022
Kung Fu 33 total views, 1 today

Taneisha
Tennant passed her first test as Invicta FC bantamweight
queen.

Advertisement

The Budokan Martial Arts Academy defended the 135-pound belt for
the first time, taking a closely-contested split-decision triumph
against Bellator veteran Olga Rubin
in the
Invicta FC 48 headliner at Reelworks Denver in Denver, Colo.,
on Wednesday night. “Triple Threat” received scorecards of 48-47
and 50-45 in her favor, while a third judge saw the fight 48-47 for
Rubin.

Tennant (5-1, 4-0 Invicta) relied on consistent forward pressure,
occasional bursts of offense and solid takedown defense to carry
her to victory. She nearly paid for landing her lone takedown of
the fight in Round 4, however, as Rubin (7-3, 0-1 Invicta) spent
much of the period threatening with a modified triangle — also
known as a buggy choke — from her back. For the most part, Tennant
was able to keep the fight upright and she punctuated the later
portion of multiple rounds with a series of solid right hands that
put her opponent on the defensive. Though Rubin did her best to
make it a grinding affair, she was unable to ground Tennant for any
significant period of time.

In the co-main event, four-time UFC veteran Talita
Bernardo enjoyed a successful Invicta FC debut, submitting
fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Yana
Gadelha with a rear-naked choke in a bantamweight clash. The
35-year-old Rio de Janeiro native ended the fight at the 1:39 mark
of Round 2.

Bernardo (8-4, 1-0 Invicta) landed a takedown early in the first
round, but Gadelha (7-5, 0-1 Invicta) defended a subsequent kimura
attempt and reversed into top position before threatening with a
knee bar. Bernardo went back to the well and grounded Gadelha again
in Round 2, quickly transitioning to her opponent’s back. Bernardo
then gradually slid the choke under her foe’s neck until Gadelha
had no choice but to tap.

In earlier action: Kristina
Williams (6-3, 2-0 Invicta) tapped out Liana
Ferreira Pirosin with a rear-naked choke 3:16 into the opening
round of their flyweight clash; Isis
Verbeek (5-1, 1-0 Invicta) took a hard-fought unanimous
decision over Melissa
Oddessa Parker (3-2, 0-1 Invicta) at strawweight; Amber
Leibrock (6-4, 3-1 Invicta) submitted Morgan
Frier (4-4, 0-1 Invicta) with a rear-naked choke 3:09 into
Round 1 at featherweight and Auttumn
Norton (2-1, 2-1 Invicta) defeated Maria
Djukic (2-1, 0-1 Invicta) via techincal knockout 1:02 into the
second round of their bantamweight bout.

Martial Arts Videos

By Martial Arts Videos

Melde dich an und werde ein kostenloses Mitglied