Tatiana Suarez was gradually able to outwrestle Virna Jandiroba tonight at UFC Fight Night 293 to win by unanimous decision.
Round One
Cautious start in the opening 40 seconds and then Saurez reaches in to grab hold of a single-leg. Jandiroba stays upright for now though and lands an elbow.
Jandiroba jumps to avoid a sweep. Suarez opts to walk her over to the cage. Jandiroba tries to break away, but Suarez follows her across the Octagon and remains clinched up.
Jandiroba gets away now. Inside leg kick for her. Suarez misses a hook, but lands a knee to the body and is now working again for the takedown against the cage.
Saurez switches from a single to a double, but Jandiroba is still upright and eventually is able to move away.
Light left hand from Suarez. shoots in and lands a double-leg takedown. Suarez has a whizzer though and they end up in a 50/50 spot until the horn sounds.
Round Two
Jandiroba with a couple of punches. Suarez back in on a takedown against the cage. Jandiroba punches on her way of that spot.
Punch and a grazing knee to the body from Suarez. Suarez goes in again for a takedown against the cage, but she’s just had no joy with this so far against the veteran.
A couple of knees from Suarez and then they separate. There’s a clash of heads but they are both ok. Knee to the body from Suarez. Jandiroba shoots in for a takedown, but Suarez stuffs it well and is now in half-guard.
Suarez focusing on control here against the crafty Jandiroba. She does manage to land an elbow. Final seconds of the round and Jandiroba suddenly goes for a knee bar and it would have been interesting to see what came if that if the horn hadn’t sounded.
Round Three
Light left hook from Suarez. Now a body punch. Another body punch lands as they almost clinch.
Suarez drives Jandiroba into the cage. Suarez manages to get the fight to the mat and Jandiroba is trying to work for the kneebar again. Suarez wise to it this time though and breaks free from it and settles on top in half-guard.
Control time from Suarez and then Jandiroba threatens with the leg lock to transition to a better spot, but Suarez adjusts and stays on top.
More grinding work from Suarez and Jandiroba continues trying to get something going off her back. Suarez with a few punches to the head in the final seconds of the fight.
Decision
Suarez took a while to make an impact with her wrestling game against the tricky Jandiroba and had a challenging time controlling here, but still did enough to emerge with a unanimous decision victory (30-27 x2, 29-28).
