Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2012 20:21:38 GMT -5
Erin Toughill is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Yamanaka and Toughill circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Toughill!
There is a small laceration on Erin Toughill's Left eye
Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
It looks like Toughill was hit by a bus!
Yamanaka tries to grapple
He puts Toughill in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Erin Toughill tries to holds Hiroko Yamanaka in a clinch against the fence
Yamanaka escapes from the clinch before Erin Toughill could keep him in place
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yamanaka jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Erin Toughill pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Toughill into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Toughill launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Yamanaka with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hiroko Yamanaka and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward and launches a high kick!
Toughill ducks under.
Toughill decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yamanaka and Toughill circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Erin Toughill attempts to cut off Yamanaka with punches
Yamanaka avoids getting cornered.
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
Yamanaka shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Erin Toughill pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Toughill is launching some bone breaking punches to Yamanaka's ribs while in the clinch.
Yamanaka blocks.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka launches a few hard punches to Erin Toughill's ribs!
Erin Toughill's ribs shows the damage! Hiroko Yamanaka is working his opponent ribs!
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Toughill trying to keep the fight at striking range
Toughill stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
Erin Toughill attempts to cut off Yamanaka with punches
Yamanaka reels from the strikes.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Lightning fast low kick from Yamanaka!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Erin Toughill is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Toughill decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Toughill with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Erin Toughill and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Toughill is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brutal combination from Erin Toughill!
Yamanaka is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Yamanaka's Chin is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
tags Yamanaka.
Nice punches from Erin Toughill.
Even nicer blocks from Yamanaka.
Erin Toughill moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Toughill launches a hook to the body
Hiroko Yamanaka moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Toughill steps forward
Hiroko Yamanaka catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that lands on Erin Toughill's leg.
Yamanaka cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Toughill can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Erin Toughill fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Toughill cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Yamanaka can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yamanaka looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Erin Toughill's punches
Toughill is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka launches a furious low kick!
Toughill receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Tremendous strikes from Yamanaka!
Some big punches are landing!
Toughill launches a kick
but Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Toughill's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Yamanaka throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Toughill seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Erin Toughill looks rattled! Hiroko Yamanaka sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Erin Toughill is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Toughill's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Toughill staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Toughill tries to stand up!
Yamanaka doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Erin Toughill seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Hiroko Yamanaka Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Erin Toughill is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Toughill staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Toughill hyper-extended his left leg
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Erin Toughill to stand up.
Erin Toughill is on his feet again.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toughill is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Toughill
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill can't prevent his opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Toughill
Hiroko Yamanaka positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Toughill's abdomen
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Yamanaka tries to open up Erin Toughill's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Toughill in the side of the head
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Erin Toughill to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill has given his back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Hiroko Yamanaka positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Toughill's ribs
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Hiroko Yamanaka, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Toughill moves forward looking for some action
Hiroko Yamanaka struggles a bit before breaking Toughill's attemp of grappling
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Toughill's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Yamanaka is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
goes nowhere.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that lands on Erin Toughill's leg.
Toughill hyper-extended his leg
Erin Toughill seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Toughill blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Erin Toughill's cheek! Toughill stumbles and the falls to the mat!
That brutal impact left Toughill laid out on the mat! Hiroko Yamanaka's corner come in to congratulate him!
Toughill's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Toughill has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 1:19 Round 3
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 15/37 (41%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 28/34 (82%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 63 s
Good fight. Even for a while, then Hiroko took control and Erin went into survival mode. She lasted longer than she should have, then just could not survive any longer. She’s a toughie. No pun intended or whatever.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Yamanaka and Toughill circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Toughill!
There is a small laceration on Erin Toughill's Left eye
Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
It looks like Toughill was hit by a bus!
Yamanaka tries to grapple
He puts Toughill in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Erin Toughill tries to holds Hiroko Yamanaka in a clinch against the fence
Yamanaka escapes from the clinch before Erin Toughill could keep him in place
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yamanaka jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Erin Toughill pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Toughill into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Toughill launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Yamanaka with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hiroko Yamanaka and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward and launches a high kick!
Toughill ducks under.
Toughill decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yamanaka and Toughill circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Erin Toughill attempts to cut off Yamanaka with punches
Yamanaka avoids getting cornered.
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
Yamanaka shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Erin Toughill pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Toughill is launching some bone breaking punches to Yamanaka's ribs while in the clinch.
Yamanaka blocks.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka launches a few hard punches to Erin Toughill's ribs!
Erin Toughill's ribs shows the damage! Hiroko Yamanaka is working his opponent ribs!
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Toughill trying to keep the fight at striking range
Toughill stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
Erin Toughill attempts to cut off Yamanaka with punches
Yamanaka reels from the strikes.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Lightning fast low kick from Yamanaka!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Erin Toughill is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Toughill decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Toughill with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Erin Toughill and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Toughill is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brutal combination from Erin Toughill!
Yamanaka is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Yamanaka's Chin is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
tags Yamanaka.
Nice punches from Erin Toughill.
Even nicer blocks from Yamanaka.
Erin Toughill moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Toughill launches a hook to the body
Hiroko Yamanaka moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Toughill steps forward
Hiroko Yamanaka catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that lands on Erin Toughill's leg.
Yamanaka cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Toughill can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Erin Toughill fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Toughill cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Yamanaka can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yamanaka looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Erin Toughill's punches
Toughill is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka launches a furious low kick!
Toughill receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Tremendous strikes from Yamanaka!
Some big punches are landing!
Toughill launches a kick
but Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Toughill's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Yamanaka throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Toughill seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Erin Toughill looks rattled! Hiroko Yamanaka sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Erin Toughill is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Toughill's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Toughill staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Toughill tries to stand up!
Yamanaka doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Erin Toughill seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Hiroko Yamanaka Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Erin Toughill is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Toughill staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Toughill hyper-extended his left leg
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Toughill's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is standing while Toughill is on the ground on his back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Erin Toughill to stand up.
Erin Toughill is on his feet again.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toughill is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Toughill
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill can't prevent his opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Toughill
Hiroko Yamanaka positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Toughill's abdomen
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Yamanaka tries to open up Erin Toughill's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Toughill in the side of the head
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Erin Toughill to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill has given his back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Hiroko Yamanaka positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Toughill's ribs
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Hiroko Yamanaka, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Toughill moves forward looking for some action
Hiroko Yamanaka struggles a bit before breaking Toughill's attemp of grappling
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Toughill's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Yamanaka is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
goes nowhere.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that lands on Erin Toughill's leg.
Toughill hyper-extended his leg
Erin Toughill seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Toughill blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Erin Toughill's cheek! Toughill stumbles and the falls to the mat!
That brutal impact left Toughill laid out on the mat! Hiroko Yamanaka's corner come in to congratulate him!
Toughill's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Toughill has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 1:19 Round 3
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 15/37 (41%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 28/34 (82%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 63 s
Good fight. Even for a while, then Hiroko took control and Erin went into survival mode. She lasted longer than she should have, then just could not survive any longer. She’s a toughie. No pun intended or whatever.