Post by The Sandmen on Sept 8, 2014 16:01:35 GMT -5
Roxanne Modafferi looks very relaxed.
Hisae Watanabe looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hisae Watanabe throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Modafferi.
Modafferi grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries to close her guard around Modafferi
She succeeds!
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Roxanne Modafferi tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Roxanne Modafferi on the ground
deflected by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe measures the resilience of Modafferi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Modafferi blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Modafferi is trying to counter now!
Modafferi throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Blocked by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi tries to escape from closed guard...
Modafferi struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to free her leg...
Roxanne Modafferi uses some of her skill by jumping out of Watanabe's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Watanabe breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
1:48 Round 1 and Watanabe is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hisae Watanabe tries to bring the fight to the ground
Modafferi won't budge, forcing Watanabe to pull guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Roxanne Modafferi to fight back!
Modafferi throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Blocked by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe measures the resilience of Modafferi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Modafferi's side.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to posture up and open Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Hisae Watanabe has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi works on the ground with her fingers over Watanabe's face
Watanabe shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Roxanne Modafferi breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Modafferi tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Roxanne Modafferi tries to open Watanabe's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Roxanne Modafferi. Watanabe is unable to cover herself now!
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Roxanne Modafferi's arm and tries an armbar!
Modafferi holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Modafferi's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Hisae Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is taking this opportunity to rest.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
Hisae Watanabe put Modafferi in half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Roxanne Modafferi looks to counter!
Roxanne Modafferi aggressively and repeatedly punches Watanabe.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries an armbar from the bottom!
Roxanne Modafferi breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard.
Hisae Watanabe manages to switch to half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches to Modafferi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Modafferi tries to cover her face,
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches to Modafferi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Modafferi tries to cover her face,
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Modafferi tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Hisae Watanabe doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Roxanne Modafferi launches a body shot
Watanabe dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Modafferi and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Modafferi tries to grapple
She puts Watanabe in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches towards Modafferi's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Roxanne Modafferi receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Roxanne Modafferi pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Roxanne Modafferi
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Hisae Watanabe launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Modafferi is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Roxanne Modafferi
misses its target.
Hisae Watanabe seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Watanabe moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Roxanne Modafferi checks the kick.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Watanabe moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Roxanne Modafferi checks the kick.
Watanabe misses a step and Roxanne Modafferi sees an opportunity to counter her!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Roxanne Modafferi!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Roxanne Modafferi tries a middle kick
Hisae Watanabe blocks and steps away.
Roxanne Modafferi is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Modafferi is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe shows great balance while pushing away Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi moves forward looking for some action
Roxanne Modafferi shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Watanabe takes a break to breathe while holding Roxanne Modafferi.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Hisae Watanabe tries a middle kick
Modafferi blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Modafferi's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Solid low kick from Hisae Watanabe.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Watanabe throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Roxanne Modafferi swings...
hard impact to Watanabe's face!
Watanabe is holding Roxanne Modafferi's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Roxanne Modafferi shows great balance while pushing away Hisae Watanabe
Modafferi tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Modafferi showing excellent timing, blasts Hisae Watanabe with a right hand.
Watanabe steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a move and moves laterally.
Modafferi looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hisae Watanabe's punches
Modafferi measures the resilience of Watanabe's chin with an uppercut while Watanabe lands some great crosses.
Roxanne Modafferi and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Roxanne Modafferi is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Roxanne Modafferi tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
A right hand from Hisae Watanabe
surprises Modafferi!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Roxanne Modafferi goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Modafferi seems staggered and Hisae Watanabe runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Watanabe grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Terrible one sided match... Modafferi was not ready to fight a fighter of Hisae Watanabe caliber.
Modafferi switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Watanabe struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Roxanne Modafferi sits up and gets an arm around Watanabe's neck!
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi back to the ground.
Modafferi clumsily fails here and it's time for Hisae Watanabe to fight back!
Hisae Watanabe throws a flurry of punches at Modafferi...
A lot of them are hitting Modafferi's face
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Good looking punches from Hisae Watanabe on the ground
They could take their toll on Modafferi.
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Right cheek
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Watanabe moves on the ground
Hisae Watanabe moves to side mount
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to escape from the full mount...
Hisae Watanabe is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Modafferi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Forehead
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe works on the ground with her fingers over Modafferi's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Modafferi grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
That Triangle Armbar from Hisae Watanabe appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Modafferi's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
Watanabe is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Punishing hold!
She locks it in! She locks in an armbar for good measure that forces Modafferi to tap out rather than have her arm broken!
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 0:33 Round 3
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 8/22 (36%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 310 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 310 s
A lot of Wisae in this one. Roxanne needs to get some something going.
Hisae Watanabe looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Hisae Watanabe throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Modafferi.
Modafferi grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries to close her guard around Modafferi
She succeeds!
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Roxanne Modafferi tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Roxanne Modafferi on the ground
deflected by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe measures the resilience of Modafferi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Modafferi blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Modafferi is trying to counter now!
Modafferi throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Blocked by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi tries to escape from closed guard...
Modafferi struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to free her leg...
Roxanne Modafferi uses some of her skill by jumping out of Watanabe's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Watanabe breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
1:48 Round 1 and Watanabe is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hisae Watanabe tries to bring the fight to the ground
Modafferi won't budge, forcing Watanabe to pull guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Roxanne Modafferi uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Roxanne Modafferi to fight back!
Modafferi throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Blocked by Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe measures the resilience of Modafferi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Modafferi's side.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to posture up and open Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Hisae Watanabe has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi works on the ground with her fingers over Watanabe's face
Watanabe shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Roxanne Modafferi breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Modafferi tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Roxanne Modafferi tries to open Watanabe's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Roxanne Modafferi. Watanabe is unable to cover herself now!
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
Modafferi is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Roxanne Modafferi's arm and tries an armbar!
Modafferi holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Modafferi's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Hisae Watanabe.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is taking this opportunity to rest.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
Hisae Watanabe put Modafferi in half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Roxanne Modafferi looks to counter!
Roxanne Modafferi aggressively and repeatedly punches Watanabe.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries an armbar from the bottom!
Roxanne Modafferi breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard.
Hisae Watanabe manages to switch to half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches to Modafferi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Modafferi tries to cover her face,
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches to Modafferi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Modafferi tries to cover her face,
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Modafferi tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Hisae Watanabe doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Roxanne Modafferi launches a body shot
Watanabe dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Modafferi and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Modafferi tries to grapple
She puts Watanabe in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hisae Watanabe launches a few punches towards Modafferi's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Roxanne Modafferi receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Roxanne Modafferi pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Roxanne Modafferi
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Hisae Watanabe launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Modafferi is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Roxanne Modafferi
misses its target.
Hisae Watanabe seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Watanabe moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Roxanne Modafferi checks the kick.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Watanabe moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Roxanne Modafferi checks the kick.
Watanabe misses a step and Roxanne Modafferi sees an opportunity to counter her!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Roxanne Modafferi!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Roxanne Modafferi tries a middle kick
Hisae Watanabe blocks and steps away.
Roxanne Modafferi is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Modafferi is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe shows great balance while pushing away Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi moves forward looking for some action
Roxanne Modafferi shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Watanabe takes a break to breathe while holding Roxanne Modafferi.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Hisae Watanabe tries a middle kick
Modafferi blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Modafferi's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Solid low kick from Hisae Watanabe.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Watanabe throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Roxanne Modafferi swings...
hard impact to Watanabe's face!
Watanabe is holding Roxanne Modafferi's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Roxanne Modafferi shows great balance while pushing away Hisae Watanabe
Modafferi tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Modafferi showing excellent timing, blasts Hisae Watanabe with a right hand.
Watanabe steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a move and moves laterally.
Modafferi looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hisae Watanabe's punches
Modafferi measures the resilience of Watanabe's chin with an uppercut while Watanabe lands some great crosses.
Roxanne Modafferi and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Roxanne Modafferi is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Roxanne Modafferi tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
A right hand from Hisae Watanabe
surprises Modafferi!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Roxanne Modafferi goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Modafferi seems staggered and Hisae Watanabe runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Watanabe grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Terrible one sided match... Modafferi was not ready to fight a fighter of Hisae Watanabe caliber.
Modafferi switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Watanabe struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Roxanne Modafferi sits up and gets an arm around Watanabe's neck!
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi back to the ground.
Modafferi clumsily fails here and it's time for Hisae Watanabe to fight back!
Hisae Watanabe throws a flurry of punches at Modafferi...
A lot of them are hitting Modafferi's face
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Good looking punches from Hisae Watanabe on the ground
They could take their toll on Modafferi.
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Right cheek
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Modafferi
Watanabe moves on the ground
Hisae Watanabe moves to side mount
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to escape from the full mount...
Hisae Watanabe is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi tries to move on the ground and shows Hisae Watanabe a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Modafferi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Modafferi's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Forehead
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Watanabe works on the ground with her fingers over Modafferi's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Modafferi grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
That Triangle Armbar from Hisae Watanabe appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Modafferi's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
Watanabe is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Punishing hold!
She locks it in! She locks in an armbar for good measure that forces Modafferi to tap out rather than have her arm broken!
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 0:33 Round 3
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 8/22 (36%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 310 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 16/21 (76%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 310 s
A lot of Wisae in this one. Roxanne needs to get some something going.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!