Post by The Sandman on Feb 6, 2023 0:34:46 GMT -5
Ayaka Hamasaki is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Can Tho Stadium (Can Tho, Vietnam).
Joanne Calderwood looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Joanne Calderwood has fight Ayaka Hamasaki 1 times. She has lost 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Joanne Calderwood comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Ayaka Hamasaki comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka Hamasaki touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Ayaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Calderwood wants nothing of that and pushes Ayaka.
Nice low kick from Ayaka
but Joanne Calderwood stops it.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Ayaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Calderwood struggles... Ayaka Hamasaki is unable to take her down
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki looks to mount Joanne Calderwood...
Ayaka Hamasaki slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to better her position on the ground...
Ayaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki sits high on Joanne Calderwood's chest and pulls her leg underneath Calderwood's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Calderwood tries to roll out. She's too quick for Ayaka Hamasaki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ayaka and it cost her top position.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Joanne Calderwood to fight back!
Calderwood launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Ayaka's ribs.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to better her position on the ground...
Ayaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka tries to open up Calderwood with a few strikes with her right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Calderwood is trying to block them with her hands...
Calderwood's Chin is beginning to swell
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka breaths deeply while on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Joanne Calderwood manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Ayaka throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Joanne Calderwood realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ayaka Hamasaki. 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 Can Tho Stadium (Can Tho, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joanne Calderwood is measuring Ayaka with her jab.
Ayaka isn't fazed.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ayaka tries to grapple
She puts Calderwood in a double underhook!
Joanne Calderwood tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood attempts to trap Ayaka Hamasaki in her guard.
Joanne Calderwood manages to switch to full guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Joanne Calderwood rolls Ayaka Hamasaki to her stomach and takes her back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Ayaka Hamasaki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki hooks Calderwood's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Joanne Calderwood manages to kick Ayaka away and scrambles on top!
Joanne Calderwood is in open guard over Ayaka
Ayaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Joanne Calderwood is in open guard over Ayaka
Calderwood tries to move to full mount
Calderwood succeeds
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Ayaka is moving on the ground...
Calderwood tries to counter Ayaka's moves on the ground.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Joanne Calderwood manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Calderwood is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Joanne Calderwood slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Calderwood is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has Calderwood controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Ayaka manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Calderwood
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Calderwood steps backwards away from Ayaka Hamasaki. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Joanne Calderwood. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Calderwood launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Joanne Calderwood. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's left thigh
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Ayaka and Calderwood circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Calderwood and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Nose
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts a sweep single...
Joanne Calderwood was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Calderwood.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ayaka's chin
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Solid jabs from Joanne Calderwood.
Nice punches.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Ayaka wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Calderwood doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Every time Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to get inside
Calderwood fires a low kick.
Ayaka hyper-extended her left leg
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's left cheek.
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
A punch from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's left cheek.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Ayaka Hamasaki closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka Hamasaki circles around Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Joanne Calderwood is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Ayaka into her guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki is looking to pass Joanne Calderwood's guard...
Joanne Calderwood has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Joanne Calderwood is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard.
Joanne Calderwood keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to pass to mount...
Calderwood slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Joanne Calderwood is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Joanne Calderwood slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood tries to better her position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood tries to better her position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joanne Calderwood doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Calderwood tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joanne Calderwood controls the situation despite Ayaka Hamasaki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Joanne Calderwood.
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Round 4
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A right hand from Joanne Calderwood
makes Ayaka stumble back!
Joanne Calderwood just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ayaka may be in trouble!
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
Ayaka is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's left thigh
A high kick from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's head, but she seems okay.
Calderwood jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Joanne Calderwood pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ayaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Joanne Calderwood embrace and tries to move away...
Joanne Calderwood pushes Ayaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches towards Ayaka's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Ayaka Hamasaki receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Calderwood trying to keep the fight at striking range
Calderwood doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches towards Ayaka's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Ayaka Hamasaki receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ayaka tries to breaks Joanne Calderwood's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Ayaka doesn't find the right way... She have to improve her position for causing any real damage
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Joanne Calderwood!
Ayaka is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Left cheek
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joanne Calderwood sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for some grappling action
Calderwood has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Joanne Calderwood tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Every time Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to get inside
Calderwood fires a low kick.
Ayaka tries to grapple
Calderwood moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joanne Calderwood sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for some grappling action
Calderwood has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Calderwood doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Calderwood who put distance between them
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Joanne Calderwood takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A solid combination from Joanne Calderwood
connects with Ayaka.
Ayaka Hamasaki goes with a looping right hand while Joanne Calderwood jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Joanne Calderwood runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good leg kicks from Joanne Calderwood.
Ayaka winces a bit.
Joanne Calderwood takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ayaka pushes Joanne Calderwood and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Joanne Calderwood.
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Round 5
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Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Calderwood looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ayaka Hamasaki's punches
Ayaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Calderwood.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Joanne Calderwood 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 and Calderwood circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka pushes Joanne Calderwood and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood goes with a looping right hand while Ayaka Hamasaki jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Joanne Calderwood runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ayaka has her hand down and she is just willing the round to end. She will need better cardio training in the future.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Calderwood and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Calderwood
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's right thigh
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Calderwood throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka Hamasaki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Calderwood
Calderwood wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Ayaka misses a step and Joanne Calderwood sees an opportunity to counter her!
A right hand from Joanne Calderwood
makes Ayaka stumble back!
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood won't budge, forcing Ayaka to pull guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood 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 Hamasaki sits up and gets an arm around Calderwood's neck!
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki back to the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Joanne Calderwood looks to counter!
Body shots by Joanne Calderwood
Solid blows to Ayaka's abdomen.
Crushing shot to Ayaka's body! She's holding her side
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Ayaka throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Joanne Calderwood realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Calderwood climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Joanne Calderwood has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 42/56 (75%)
Kicks 15/15 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 364 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/10 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 364 s
Hamasaki thought she was in a stamina-war, but Wood had more of it, and took over faster than Ayaka thought. No finish, but lots of Wood. Also, anyone else dislike that Calderwood got married and changed her name to Wood? Like…come on man.
Joanne Calderwood looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Joanne Calderwood has fight Ayaka Hamasaki 1 times. She has lost 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Joanne Calderwood comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Ayaka Hamasaki comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka Hamasaki touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Ayaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Calderwood wants nothing of that and pushes Ayaka.
Nice low kick from Ayaka
but Joanne Calderwood stops it.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Ayaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Calderwood struggles... Ayaka Hamasaki is unable to take her down
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki looks to mount Joanne Calderwood...
Ayaka Hamasaki slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to better her position on the ground...
Ayaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki sits high on Joanne Calderwood's chest and pulls her leg underneath Calderwood's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Calderwood tries to roll out. She's too quick for Ayaka Hamasaki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ayaka and it cost her top position.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Joanne Calderwood to fight back!
Calderwood launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Ayaka's ribs.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to better her position on the ground...
Ayaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka tries to open up Calderwood with a few strikes with her right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Calderwood is trying to block them with her hands...
Calderwood's Chin is beginning to swell
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka breaths deeply while on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Joanne Calderwood manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Ayaka throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Joanne Calderwood realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ayaka Hamasaki. 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 Can Tho Stadium (Can Tho, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joanne Calderwood is measuring Ayaka with her jab.
Ayaka isn't fazed.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ayaka tries to grapple
She puts Calderwood in a double underhook!
Joanne Calderwood tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood attempts to trap Ayaka Hamasaki in her guard.
Joanne Calderwood manages to switch to full guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Joanne Calderwood rolls Ayaka Hamasaki to her stomach and takes her back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Ayaka Hamasaki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki hooks Calderwood's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Joanne Calderwood manages to kick Ayaka away and scrambles on top!
Joanne Calderwood is in open guard over Ayaka
Ayaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Joanne Calderwood is in open guard over Ayaka
Calderwood tries to move to full mount
Calderwood succeeds
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Ayaka is moving on the ground...
Calderwood tries to counter Ayaka's moves on the ground.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Joanne Calderwood manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Calderwood is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Joanne Calderwood slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Calderwood is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has Calderwood controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Ayaka manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Calderwood
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Calderwood steps backwards away from Ayaka Hamasaki. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Joanne Calderwood. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Calderwood launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Joanne Calderwood. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's left thigh
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Ayaka and Calderwood circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Calderwood and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Nose
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts a sweep single...
Joanne Calderwood was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Calderwood.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ayaka's chin
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Solid jabs from Joanne Calderwood.
Nice punches.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Ayaka wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Calderwood doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Every time Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to get inside
Calderwood fires a low kick.
Ayaka hyper-extended her left leg
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's left cheek.
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
A punch from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's left cheek.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Ayaka Hamasaki closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka Hamasaki circles around Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Joanne Calderwood is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Ayaka into her guard.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka Hamasaki is looking to pass Joanne Calderwood's guard...
Joanne Calderwood has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Calderwood
Ayaka is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Joanne Calderwood is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard.
Joanne Calderwood keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to pass to mount...
Calderwood slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Joanne Calderwood is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Joanne Calderwood slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood tries to better her position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood tries to better her position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joanne Calderwood doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Joanne Calderwood in her guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Calderwood tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joanne Calderwood controls the situation despite Ayaka Hamasaki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Joanne Calderwood.
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Round 4
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A right hand from Joanne Calderwood
makes Ayaka stumble back!
Joanne Calderwood just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ayaka may be in trouble!
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
Ayaka is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's left thigh
A high kick from Joanne Calderwood
grazes Ayaka's head, but she seems okay.
Calderwood jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Joanne Calderwood pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ayaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Joanne Calderwood embrace and tries to move away...
Joanne Calderwood pushes Ayaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches towards Ayaka's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Ayaka Hamasaki receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Calderwood trying to keep the fight at striking range
Calderwood doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches towards Ayaka's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Ayaka Hamasaki receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ayaka tries to breaks Joanne Calderwood's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Ayaka doesn't find the right way... She have to improve her position for causing any real damage
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Joanne Calderwood!
Ayaka is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Ayaka Hamasaki's Left cheek
Low kick by Joanne Calderwood to maintain her distance.
That hits Ayaka Hamasaki's ankle
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joanne Calderwood sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for some grappling action
Calderwood has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Joanne Calderwood tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Calderwood circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Every time Ayaka Hamasaki attempts to get inside
Calderwood fires a low kick.
Ayaka tries to grapple
Calderwood moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ayaka Hamasaki shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joanne Calderwood sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for some grappling action
Calderwood has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Calderwood doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Calderwood who put distance between them
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Joanne Calderwood takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A solid combination from Joanne Calderwood
connects with Ayaka.
Ayaka Hamasaki goes with a looping right hand while Joanne Calderwood jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Joanne Calderwood runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good leg kicks from Joanne Calderwood.
Ayaka winces a bit.
Joanne Calderwood takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ayaka pushes Joanne Calderwood and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Joanne Calderwood.
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Round 5
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Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka Hamasaki is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Calderwood looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ayaka Hamasaki's punches
Ayaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Calderwood.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood and Ayaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ayaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Joanne Calderwood 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 and Calderwood circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka pushes Joanne Calderwood and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood goes with a looping right hand while Ayaka Hamasaki jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Joanne Calderwood runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ayaka has her hand down and she is just willing the round to end. She will need better cardio training in the future.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Calderwood studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Calderwood and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Calderwood
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka is holding Joanne Calderwood's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanne Calderwood shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
Joanne Calderwood fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
Ayaka moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ayaka Hamasaki takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Ayaka's right thigh
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Calderwood throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Joanne Calderwood fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ayaka Hamasaki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Calderwood
Calderwood wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Ayaka misses a step and Joanne Calderwood sees an opportunity to counter her!
A right hand from Joanne Calderwood
makes Ayaka stumble back!
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood won't budge, forcing Ayaka to pull guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Joanne Calderwood 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 Hamasaki sits up and gets an arm around Calderwood's neck!
Calderwood pushes Ayaka Hamasaki back to the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Joanne Calderwood looks to counter!
Body shots by Joanne Calderwood
Solid blows to Ayaka's abdomen.
Crushing shot to Ayaka's body! She's holding her side
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over Ayaka
Ayaka throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Joanne Calderwood realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Calderwood climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Joanne Calderwood has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 42/56 (75%)
Kicks 15/15 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 364 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/10 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/2 (0%)
Time on the ground 364 s
Hamasaki thought she was in a stamina-war, but Wood had more of it, and took over faster than Ayaka thought. No finish, but lots of Wood. Also, anyone else dislike that Calderwood got married and changed her name to Wood? Like…come on man.
