Post by The Sandman on Jul 18, 2022 18:17:07 GMT -5
Hisae Watanabe is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China).
Hisae Watanabe glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Roxanne Modafferi raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Happy Warrior is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Watanabe and The Happy Warrior move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Watanabe throws a hook
She fails to land it.
0:24 Round 1 and Watanabe is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Roxanne Modafferi paws at Watanabe.
Watanabe answers with solid punches!
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Happy Warrior's chin
The Happy Warrior leads with a punch
Hisae Watanabe avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Watanabe launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The Happy Warrior studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Crisp uppercut by Watanabe followed by a hard jab
Roxanne Modafferi stumbles back.
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Watanabe moves backwards and Roxanne Modafferi is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi jabs at Watanabe
hitting her chest.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from The Happy Warrior
who is bobbing and weaving.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Roxanne Modafferi's punches
Watanabe measures the resilience of The Happy Warrior's chin with an uppercut while The Happy Warrior lands some great crosses.
The Happy Warrior's Forehead is beginning to swell
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Roxanne Modafferi to the body.
Watanabe didn't like that.
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
that stun The Happy Warrior.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Watanabe.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Terrible one sided match... The Happy Warrior was not ready to fight a fighter of Hisae Watanabe caliber.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Roxanne Modafferi shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hisae Watanabe is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Happy Warrior into her guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior 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...
The Happy Warrior tries to escape from closed guard...
Watanabe waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Roxanne Modafferi! She is reversed and nor Hisae Watanabe is on half guard!
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over The Happy Warrior
Watanabe breaths deeply while 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe was tooling Roxanne Modafferi for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Roxanne Modafferi lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Happy Warrior may be in trouble!
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Roxanne Modafferi attempts a sweep single...
Roxanne Modafferi catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by The Happy Warrior.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to escape from the closed guard
The Happy Warrior succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Happy Warrior's ribs.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Roxanne Modafferi tries to take advantage...
The Happy Warrior tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to move to full guard
Hisae Watanabe manages to switch to full guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi pushes Watanabe's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Happy Warrior who is in full mount! Watanabe is in trouble now!
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
The Happy Warrior works on the ground with her fingers over Watanabe's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Roxanne Modafferi for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows Watanabe time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
The Happy Warrior is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The Happy Warrior steps forward
Watanabe feints.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The Happy Warrior steps forward
Hisae Watanabe catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The Happy Warrior 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
The Happy Warrior tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 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 side mount!
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard.
Roxanne Modafferi keeps control and remains in side mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to better her position on the ground...
The Happy Warrior is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes The Happy Warrior's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over The Happy Warrior
Watanabe tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling The Happy Warrior from the side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Hisae Watanabe looks to mount Roxanne Modafferi...
Hisae Watanabe slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Hisae Watanabe tries to better her position on the ground...
Roxanne Modafferi tries to roll on the ground...
Herb Dean 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.
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe launches a stiff jab!
The Happy Warrior ducks that one.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard she trained for this fight.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The Happy Warrior pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe launches a hook to the body
Roxanne Modafferi moves aside looking for a counter...
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. It was easy!
A punch from Roxanne Modafferi
grazes Watanabe's left cheek.
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Happy Warrior launches a hook to the body
Bang! Watanabe stops that one with her ribs!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Hisae Watanabe.
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Round 4
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Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi is cooling the fight on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
The Happy Warrior tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Roxanne Modafferi controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Watanabe works on the ground with her fingers over The Happy Warrior's face
The Happy Warrior shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi isolates Hisae Watanabe's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hisae Watanabe is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Roxanne Modafferi is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
The Happy Warrior uses her strength to keep The Happy Warrior at a disadvantage
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
The Happy Warrior uses her strength to keep The Happy Warrior at a disadvantage
Watanabe misses a step and Roxanne Modafferi sees an opportunity to counter her!
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll on the ground...
The Happy Warrior knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Herb Dean 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Roxanne Modafferi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Watanabe goes down.
Crushing shot to Watanabe's body! She's holding her side
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roxanne Modafferi. 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.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. She made it look easy!
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Happy Warrior 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
Roxanne Modafferi tries to pass to half guard...
Hisae Watanabe can't prevent her opponent from passing. The Happy Warrior looks to work from half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi hooks Watanabe's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hisae Watanabe manages to kick The Happy Warrior away and scrambles on top!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over The Happy Warrior
Hisae Watanabe tries to pass to half guard...
Roxanne Modafferi's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. She made it look easy!
Watanabe moves backwards and Roxanne Modafferi is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hisae Watanabe closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Hisae Watanabe attempts to cut off The Happy Warrior with punches
The Happy Warrior avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Roxanne Modafferi controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Roxanne Modafferi rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to get her arm under Hisae Watanabe's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Hisae Watanabe's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Hisae Watanabe easily defends the attempt.
Roxanne Modafferi gets sloppy and Hisae Watanabe tries to take advantage...
Watanabe has The Happy Warrior controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
The Happy Warrior is unable to move under Watanabe control.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to launch a few punches to Hisae Watanabe
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Watanabe's defense
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Watanabe! The Happy Warrior has one hook in and keeps working!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
The Happy Warrior is getting frustrated here.
The Happy Warrior is trying to counter now!
The Happy Warrior has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! The Happy Warrior now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
The Happy Warrior is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
The Happy Warrior is taking this opportunity to rest.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Hisae Watanabe.
Even nicer blocks from The Happy Warrior.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe goes to the body...
her punches graze The Happy Warrior's arm.
Several good body shots
are evaded by The Happy Warrior.
Hisae Watanabe throws an uppercut
The Happy Warrior slips it.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hisae Watanabe!
The Happy Warrior ducks under...
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The Happy Warrior moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
A right hand from Hisae Watanabe
misses its target.
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by The Happy Warrior who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Hisae Watanabe pushes away The Happy Warrior trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Happy Warrior doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Happy Warrior doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Happy Warrior who put distance between them
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 18/49 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 479 s
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 479 s
Upgrade your fighters.
Hisae Watanabe glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Roxanne Modafferi raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Happy Warrior is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Watanabe and The Happy Warrior move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Watanabe throws a hook
She fails to land it.
0:24 Round 1 and Watanabe is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Roxanne Modafferi paws at Watanabe.
Watanabe answers with solid punches!
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Happy Warrior's chin
The Happy Warrior leads with a punch
Hisae Watanabe avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Watanabe launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The Happy Warrior studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Crisp uppercut by Watanabe followed by a hard jab
Roxanne Modafferi stumbles back.
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Watanabe moves backwards and Roxanne Modafferi is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Roxanne Modafferi jabs at Watanabe
hitting her chest.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Good movement from The Happy Warrior
who is bobbing and weaving.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Roxanne Modafferi's punches
Watanabe measures the resilience of The Happy Warrior's chin with an uppercut while The Happy Warrior lands some great crosses.
The Happy Warrior's Forehead is beginning to swell
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Roxanne Modafferi to the body.
Watanabe didn't like that.
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
that stun The Happy Warrior.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Watanabe.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Terrible one sided match... The Happy Warrior was not ready to fight a fighter of Hisae Watanabe caliber.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Roxanne Modafferi shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hisae Watanabe is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Happy Warrior into her guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior 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...
The Happy Warrior tries to escape from closed guard...
Watanabe waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Roxanne Modafferi! She is reversed and nor Hisae Watanabe is on half guard!
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over The Happy Warrior
Watanabe breaths deeply while 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe was tooling Roxanne Modafferi for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Roxanne Modafferi lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe just won't stop and continues to rain punches
The Happy Warrior may be in trouble!
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Roxanne Modafferi attempts a sweep single...
Roxanne Modafferi catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by The Happy Warrior.
Roxanne Modafferi is in closed guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to escape from the closed guard
The Happy Warrior succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Happy Warrior's ribs.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Roxanne Modafferi tries to take advantage...
The Happy Warrior tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to move to full guard
Hisae Watanabe manages to switch to full guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi pushes Watanabe's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by The Happy Warrior who is in full mount! Watanabe is in trouble now!
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
The Happy Warrior works on the ground with her fingers over Watanabe's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Roxanne Modafferi for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows Watanabe time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
The Happy Warrior is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The Happy Warrior steps forward
Watanabe feints.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The Happy Warrior steps forward
Hisae Watanabe catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The Happy Warrior 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
The Happy Warrior tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 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 side mount!
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard.
Roxanne Modafferi keeps control and remains in side mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to better her position on the ground...
The Happy Warrior is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes The Happy Warrior's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over The Happy Warrior
Watanabe tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling The Happy Warrior from the side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Hisae Watanabe looks to mount Roxanne Modafferi...
Hisae Watanabe slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Hisae Watanabe tries to better her position on the ground...
Roxanne Modafferi tries to roll on the ground...
Herb Dean 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.
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe launches a stiff jab!
The Happy Warrior ducks that one.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard she trained for this fight.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The Happy Warrior pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe launches a hook to the body
Roxanne Modafferi moves aside looking for a counter...
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. It was easy!
A punch from Roxanne Modafferi
grazes Watanabe's left cheek.
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Happy Warrior launches a hook to the body
Bang! Watanabe stops that one with her ribs!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Hisae Watanabe.
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Round 4
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Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi is cooling the fight on the ground
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
The Happy Warrior tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Roxanne Modafferi controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Watanabe works on the ground with her fingers over The Happy Warrior's face
The Happy Warrior shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi isolates Hisae Watanabe's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hisae Watanabe is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Roxanne Modafferi is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
The Happy Warrior uses her strength to keep The Happy Warrior at a disadvantage
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
The Happy Warrior uses her strength to keep The Happy Warrior at a disadvantage
Watanabe misses a step and Roxanne Modafferi sees an opportunity to counter her!
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Roxanne Modafferi in her guard...
Roxanne Modafferi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll on the ground...
The Happy Warrior knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Herb Dean 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
The Happy Warrior and Watanabe circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Roxanne Modafferi tries to bring the fight to the ground
Watanabe goes down.
Crushing shot to Watanabe's body! She's holding her side
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Roxanne Modafferi. 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.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. She made it look easy!
Watanabe steps backwards away from Roxanne Modafferi. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Happy Warrior 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
Roxanne Modafferi tries to pass to half guard...
Hisae Watanabe can't prevent her opponent from passing. The Happy Warrior looks to work from half guard.
Roxanne Modafferi is in half guard over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi hooks Watanabe's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hisae Watanabe manages to kick The Happy Warrior away and scrambles on top!
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over The Happy Warrior
Hisae Watanabe tries to pass to half guard...
Roxanne Modafferi's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The Happy Warrior blocks that. She made it look easy!
Watanabe moves backwards and Roxanne Modafferi is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hisae Watanabe closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Hisae Watanabe attempts to cut off The Happy Warrior with punches
The Happy Warrior avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
The Happy Warrior is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Roxanne Modafferi is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Roxanne Modafferi slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Roxanne Modafferi controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Roxanne Modafferi is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Roxanne Modafferi rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
Roxanne Modafferi tries to get her arm under Hisae Watanabe's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Hisae Watanabe's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Hisae Watanabe easily defends the attempt.
Roxanne Modafferi gets sloppy and Hisae Watanabe tries to take advantage...
Watanabe has The Happy Warrior controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
The Happy Warrior is unable to move under Watanabe control.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to launch a few punches to Hisae Watanabe
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Watanabe's defense
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe
The Happy Warrior tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Watanabe! The Happy Warrior has one hook in and keeps working!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
The Happy Warrior is getting frustrated here.
The Happy Warrior is trying to counter now!
The Happy Warrior has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! The Happy Warrior now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
The Happy Warrior blocks them effectively.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
The Happy Warrior is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
The Happy Warrior is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
The Happy Warrior is taking this opportunity to rest.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Roxanne Modafferi is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Hisae Watanabe.
Even nicer blocks from The Happy Warrior.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Watanabe and The Happy Warrior circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe goes to the body...
her punches graze The Happy Warrior's arm.
Several good body shots
are evaded by The Happy Warrior.
Hisae Watanabe throws an uppercut
The Happy Warrior slips it.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Watanabe pushes Roxanne Modafferi and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hisae Watanabe!
The Happy Warrior ducks under...
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The Happy Warrior moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
A right hand from Hisae Watanabe
misses its target.
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by The Happy Warrior who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Hisae Watanabe pushes away The Happy Warrior trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Happy Warrior doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Happy Warrior doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Happy Warrior who put distance between them
Roxanne Modafferi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 18/49 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 479 s
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 479 s
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