Post by The Sandmen on Mar 25, 2013 16:45:45 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka looks very relaxed.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Yamanaka and Ayaka move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A bunch of leg kicks from Ayaka Hamasaki
are bothering her opponent.
Yamanaka hyper-extended her left leg
Quick hook by Ayaka Hamasaki
glances off Yamanaka's arms.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ayaka Hamasaki!
Yamanaka ducks under...
Ayaka Hamasaki gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Middle kick from Yamanaka.
Ayaka receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Nice punch by Ayaka Hamasaki
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Mouth
Pulverizing punch to Ayaka's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ayaka
Yamanaka shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Ayaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ayaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Ayaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Ayaka's head
Those punches are hitting! Ayaka covers her head!
Ayaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ayaka circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a high kick!
Ayaka was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Ayaka's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Ayaka steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Ayaka Hamasaki. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yamanaka pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Ayaka Hamasaki to the body.
Yamanaka didn't like that.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a middle kick
Ayaka Hamasaki blocks and steps away.
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
Ayaka Hamasaki dodges that one moving backwards
Incredible high kick!
Ayaka is worried!
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts a sweep single...
Ayaka Hamasaki catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Ayaka.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Ayaka is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Hiroko Yamanaka was tooling Ayaka Hamasaki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ayaka Hamasaki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ayaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Ayaka Hamasaki down and prevents her attempts to escape
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka sits high on Ayaka Hamasaki's chest and pulls her leg underneath Ayaka's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Ayaka tries to roll out. She's too quick for Hiroko Yamanaka and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Yamanaka and it cost her top position.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Ayaka Hamasaki a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Yamanaka uses her forearms to block the impact!
Ayaka misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Ayaka blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in half guard over Yamanaka
Ayaka Hamasaki hooks Yamanaka's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Ayaka away and scrambles on top!
Ayaka Hamasaki gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Ayaka Hamasaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
A left hook from Yamanaka
grazes the chin of Ayaka.
Hiroko Yamanaka circles around Ayaka
Hiroko Yamanaka has found an opening in the defense of Ayaka, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Ayaka is wobbling!
Ayaka has a small cut in her Chin
Yamanaka dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Ayaka from the ground!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Hiroko Yamanaka.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
It looks like Ayaka was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Right cheek
Ayaka Hamasaki seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Terrible one sided match... Ayaka was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
Hiroko Yamanaka runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Ayaka Hamasaki who almost cannot stand!
One after another Hiroko Yamanaka is punishing Ayaka! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Ayaka has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Ayaka staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Ayaka moves to shoot
but Hiroko Yamanaka delivers a knee that wrecks her!
That brutal impact left Ayaka laid out on the mat! Hiroko Yamanaka's corner pours in to congratulate her!
Ayaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Knee) at 0:41 Round 2
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Decent fight, especially from Yamanaka. Nice to see her finally be UNneglected. Both could use a toughness tweak though, especially if they wanna hang with the power-punchers of the women’s division.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Yamanaka and Ayaka move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A bunch of leg kicks from Ayaka Hamasaki
are bothering her opponent.
Yamanaka hyper-extended her left leg
Quick hook by Ayaka Hamasaki
glances off Yamanaka's arms.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ayaka Hamasaki!
Yamanaka ducks under...
Ayaka Hamasaki gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Middle kick from Yamanaka.
Ayaka receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Nice punch by Ayaka Hamasaki
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Mouth
Pulverizing punch to Ayaka's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ayaka
Yamanaka shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Ayaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ayaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Ayaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Ayaka's head
Those punches are hitting! Ayaka covers her head!
Ayaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Ayaka circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a high kick!
Ayaka was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Ayaka's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Ayaka steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Ayaka Hamasaki. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yamanaka pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Ayaka Hamasaki to the body.
Yamanaka didn't like that.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a middle kick
Ayaka Hamasaki blocks and steps away.
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
Ayaka Hamasaki dodges that one moving backwards
Incredible high kick!
Ayaka is worried!
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts a sweep single...
Ayaka Hamasaki catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Ayaka.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Ayaka is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Hiroko Yamanaka was tooling Ayaka Hamasaki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ayaka Hamasaki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ayaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Ayaka Hamasaki down and prevents her attempts to escape
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka sits high on Ayaka Hamasaki's chest and pulls her leg underneath Ayaka's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Ayaka tries to roll out. She's too quick for Hiroko Yamanaka and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Yamanaka and it cost her top position.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Ayaka Hamasaki a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Yamanaka uses her forearms to block the impact!
Ayaka misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Ayaka blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in half guard over Yamanaka
Ayaka Hamasaki hooks Yamanaka's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Ayaka away and scrambles on top!
Ayaka Hamasaki gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Ayaka Hamasaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
A left hook from Yamanaka
grazes the chin of Ayaka.
Hiroko Yamanaka circles around Ayaka
Hiroko Yamanaka has found an opening in the defense of Ayaka, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Ayaka is wobbling!
Ayaka has a small cut in her Chin
Yamanaka dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Ayaka from the ground!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Hiroko Yamanaka.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
It looks like Ayaka was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Right cheek
Ayaka Hamasaki seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Terrible one sided match... Ayaka was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
Hiroko Yamanaka runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Ayaka Hamasaki who almost cannot stand!
One after another Hiroko Yamanaka is punishing Ayaka! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Ayaka has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Ayaka staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Ayaka moves to shoot
but Hiroko Yamanaka delivers a knee that wrecks her!
That brutal impact left Ayaka laid out on the mat! Hiroko Yamanaka's corner pours in to congratulate her!
Ayaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Knee) at 0:41 Round 2
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Decent fight, especially from Yamanaka. Nice to see her finally be UNneglected. Both could use a toughness tweak though, especially if they wanna hang with the power-punchers of the women’s division.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!