Post by The Sandmen on Aug 9, 2013 13:17:20 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka looks very relaxed.
Barb Honchak is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Barb Honchak pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Barb Honchak circles to get the center of the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and moves laterally.
Yamanaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Honchak sprawls and remains on her feet.
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
makes Honchak stumble back!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Hiroko Yamanaka can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Yamanaka fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Yamanaka misses a step and Barb Honchak sees an opportunity to counter her!
A right hand from Barb Honchak
misses its target.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Barb Honchak tries to take advantage...
Yamanaka launches a kick
but Barb Honchak avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Honchak launches a kick
but Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Barb Honchak slightly pushes Yamanaka into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Honchak launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Yamanaka's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Barb Honchak fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Yamanaka may be in trouble!
Honchak has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Barb Honchak fakes a punch and launches herself over Yamanaka!
Nice move by Honchak who clinches and pushes Yamanaka against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Honchak tries to take Hiroko Yamanaka down... Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Barb Honchak launches a few punches...
Hiroko Yamanaka dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Barb Honchak jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Honchak seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Honchak.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Yamanaka moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Honchak's face!
Honchak has a small cut in her Mouth
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Yamanaka leads with a punch
Barb Honchak evades but whiffs with a counter.
Barb Honchak gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Yamanaka goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, she follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Mouth
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Honchak fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Honchak tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Yamanaka's being punished here!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Honchak gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Hiroko Yamanaka! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't defend herself!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Barb Honchak keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Barb Honchak is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Yamanaka's being punished here!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to turn away and scramble out. Barb Honchak takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Hiroko Yamanaka spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Honchak
Yamanaka shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Honchak doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Honchak forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a knee while holding Honchak's in a double underhooks...
Barb Honchak pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and that knee goes nowhere!
Honchak is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka paws at Honchak.
Honchak answers with solid punches!
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Forehead
Barb Honchak and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Barb Honchak is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Honchak is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Incredible high kick!
Honchak deflects and sidesteps.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Honchak pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
gets deflected.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Barb Honchak to fight back!
Shovel hook by Barb Honchak
tags Yamanaka.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Honchak engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Honchak decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Honchak with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Some nice shots from Hiroko Yamanaka
that stun Honchak.
Honchak studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Every time Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to get inside
Honchak misses with a low kick.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Honchak fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She is not able to do it
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She is not able to do it
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka breaths deeply while on the ground
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Honchak tries to escape from the closed guard
Honchak succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Yamanaka's being punished here!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Yamanaka's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Honchak is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Barb Honchak uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Honchak moves forward looking for some action
Barb Honchak shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Barb Honchak's groin! Was that unintentional?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Barb Honchak.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Tremendous strikes from Honchak!
Some big punches are landing!
Honchak grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She is not able to do it
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Barb Honchak can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Barb Honchak tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Honchak spins out, but Hiroko Yamanaka was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Honchak is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yamanaka tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Yamanaka is clinching with Honchak.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Honchak into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Hiroko Yamanaka has found an opening in the defense of Honchak, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Honchak is wobbling!
Honchak moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Yamanaka with a double overhooks!
Honchak throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Honchak clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Hiroko Yamanaka just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Honchak may be in trouble!
Barb Honchak shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hiroko Yamanaka is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Honchak into her guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak tries to escape from the closed guard
Barb Honchak any adventage in the ground.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Barb Honchak looks to posture up and open Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak tries to escape from closed guard...
Honchak struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is cooling the fight on the ground
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Barb Honchak keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Barb Honchak to her stomach and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Honchak
Honchak measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Honchak is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Barb Honchak. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yamanaka launches a kick
but Barb Honchak avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Honchak pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Barb Honchak and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Barb Honchak is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Barb Honchak! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Honchak's body! She's holding her side
Barb Honchak is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Hiroko Yamanaka paws at Honchak.
Honchak swings ineffectively.
Brilliant combination from Barb Honchak
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Honchak misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Barb Honchak tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hiroko Yamanaka jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Yamanaka has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Honchak stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Barb Honchak! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Honchak fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Yamanaka.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Honchak moves forward looking for some action
Hiroko Yamanaka struggles a bit before breaking Honchak's attemp of grappling
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Barb Honchak shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hiroko Yamanaka is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Honchak into her guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Yamanaka's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Yamanaka
Honchak has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Barb Honchak tries to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Barb Honchak passes momentarily but Hiroko Yamanaka sees and opening and traps her in full guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak tries to escape from the closed guard
Honchak succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka launches a few weak punches
Honchak blocks them effectively.
Yamanaka misses a step and Barb Honchak sees an opportunity to counter her!
Honchak throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hiroko Yamanaka
Solid shots!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Barb Honchak hovers above Yamanaka
Good punches to Yamanaka's body.
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Barb Honchak tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Barb Honchak down and prevents her attempts to escape
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Honchak is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Yamanaka looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Barb Honchak's punches
Honchak is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yamanaka.
Crisp uppercut by Honchak followed by a hard jab
Yamanaka deflects the blows.
Barb Honchak gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Honchak's ribs!
Barb Honchak and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Honchak's face
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a hook to the body
and hits Honchak ribs hard
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a rapid series of punches
taking Honchak from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Forehead
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Deep breaths from Hiroko Yamanaka who tries a hammer punch to Honchak's ribs.
That hit Honchak who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Honchak ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Honchak is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Barb Honchak moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Honchak
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Honchak's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak tries to show some ground skills
Barb Honchak put Yamanaka in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 5
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Yamanaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka moves forward and holds Honchak
Honchak doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Honchak forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Barb Honchak's face!
You can see Honchak's blood making stains in the mat.
Honchak follows Hiroko Yamanaka
only to get counter punched in a big way! Honchak needs to stop playing Hiroko Yamanaka's game or she'll get knocked out!
Honchak avoids a dangerous strike from Yamanaka
and counters with a solid straight!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Honchak doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
Yamanaka is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Hiroko Yamanaka circles around Honchak
Yamanaka launches a furious low kick!
Honchak receives a hard blow on her left leg!
Honchak hyper-extended her left leg
Brutal-looking high kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Honchak dodges!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Hiroko Yamanaka can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Barb Honchak jumps back and jabs
Yamanaka seems staggered and Barb Honchak runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A wicked punch by Hiroko Yamanaka
rocks Honchak!
Honchak and Yamanaka circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Nice punch by Barb Honchak
that nearly tags Yamanaka.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Barb Honchak!
Yamanaka ducks under...
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Yamanaka goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, she follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Nose
Barb Honchak shoots for a double leg takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Hiroko Yamanaka is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Honchak doesn't stop bleeding.
Hiroko Yamanaka chases Honchak and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Honchak steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
Honchak doesn't stop bleeding.
Barb Honchak takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Barb Honchak is a bloody mess!
Honchak is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka shows great balance while pushing away Barb Honchak
Crisp uppercut by Honchak followed by a hard jab
Hiroko Yamanaka stumbles back.
Barb Honchak is a bloody mess!
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Honchak doesn't stop bleeding.
Barb Honchak tries a hook to the body
but Yamanaka manages to dodge it
Honchak steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Barb Honchak continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Nice low kick from Honchak
Loud pop!
Barb Honchak is a bloody mess!
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Barb Honchak. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Honchak doesn't stop bleeding.
Yamanaka pushes Barb Honchak and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Yamanaka throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Chin
Barb Honchak goes with a looping right hand while Hiroko Yamanaka jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Yamanaka seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 56/73 (77%)
Kicks 8/14 (57%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 32/70 (46%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/5 (40%)
Takedowns 8/11 (73%)
GnP strikes 21/26 (81%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Wow, yeah, so this was interesting. Honchak dominated round 1. And was still definitely ahead for and during round 2. Then somehow Yamanaka got a second-wind in round three and came storming back. She won that round, and pretty much every subsequent round. In the end, she was able to do enough damage in that time to take over the fight, and take over the win.