In a closely contested UFC 297 fight, Raquel Pennington emerged victorious over Mayra Bueno Silva by decision. The match started with Silva targeting early calf kicks and Pennington looking to counter over the top. Silva applied pressure and secured Pennington's back, attempting to sink in a choke, and managed to land some ground and pound. However, Pennington responded well, hand fighting to break free from Silva's body lock and taking Silva down. As the fight progressed, Pennington's ability to land better shots became apparent, and by the end of the second round, the score was even at 19-19. Despite Silva's early dominance and energy drain on Pennington, she began to show signs of fatigue, especially in her UFC first fourth round. Pennington capitalized on this, taking rounds three and four with scores of 29-28 and 39-37, respectively, and starting round 4 with a superman punch. Silva needed a finish in the final round to secure a victory but was too exhausted to mount effective offense. Ultimately, Pennington's late rally secured her the win with a final score of 48-47.
Pennington takes fifth and wins the decision 48-47 on my card. Bueno Silva had no gas and that cost her. #UFC297
10-9 Pennington RD4 39-37 Pennington #UFC297 Silva will need a finish if she wants to win this fight but she’s so tired I don’t think she has enough energy.
Pennington 10-9 in fourth. 38-38 heading to fifth. Silva is guessed, Can Pennington push hard in fifth to win the title? #UFC297
39-37 Pennington. Bueno Silva just too tired to maintain any offense. #UFC297
Silva was so deep on a choke I thought for a second Pennington was in trouble but she’s so tired she had to let go. Pennington ends up squeezing out and getting top positions. #UFC297
Pennington starts round 4 with a superman punch. Bueno Silva looking shocked and tired. #UFC297
29-28 Pennington. Silva looking gassed in her first UFC fourth round. #UFC297
2-1 Pennington. I knew her opponent would begin to Gas out. #UFC297
Pennington with a late rally in third and takes it 10-9. Silva up 29-28 after three. #UFC297
Silva starts round 3 back on the low kicks. Pennington answers with punches and they clinch up. #UFC297
19-19 after two. Silva with very little of the controlling pressure offense she had in round 1, Pennington landing all the better shots. #UFC297
Pennington starts round 2 working the jab. Eats a few low kicks as Bueno Silva looks to walk her down. #UFC297
10-9 Silva. So far Pennington just isn't fast enough to respond to anything she's doing. #UFC297
Silva coming real close with that choke. Draining Pennington's energy by leaning too.
Great response by Pennington to hand fight and break the body lock. Silva back on the ground now with a takedown. A lot of energy being used by both fighters. Round 2 is going to tell a lot. #UFC297
Good first round for Silva. She had the back for a long stretch and managed to both land some decent GNP from there, but made Pennington super defensive with hand fighting.
Silva takes the first round, 10-9. Pennington defended the choke attempt well. #UFC297
Silva has Pennington's back and is working to get the choke sunk in
Bueno Silva looking for calf kicks early. Pennington looking to counter over the top. #UFC297