Post by The Sandman on Feb 16, 2023 23:36:30 GMT -5
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Hisae Watanabe looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hisae Watanabe is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Jason Herzog.
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Round 1
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane and Hisae Watanabe touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Inside leg kick from Watanabe
that goes awry.
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Ilima-Lei MacFarlane jumps back and jabs
That one hits but ILM seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe launches a hook to the body
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane moves aside looking for a counter...
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
ILM grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Hisae Watanabe is on her feet again.
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Watanabe launches a kick to ILM's thigh
Loud pop!
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Watanabe launches a kick to ILM's thigh
Loud pop!
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
ILM tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
ILM climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Watanabe and ILM circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe and ILM circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Watanabe seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
ILM pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Watanabe.
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
miss their mark.
ILM is trying to counter now!
ILM throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Watanabe is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Watanabe's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane appears to be unbreakable
Watanabe struggles to free herself
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Hisae Watanabe is standing now.
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Hisae Watanabe creates space and allows Ilima-Lei MacFarlane to stand up.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is on her feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Watanabe may be in trouble!
ILM steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
ILM steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is measuring Watanabe with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane was tooling Hisae Watanabe for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hisae Watanabe lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Several good body shots
are evaded by ILM.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
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 Ilima-Lei MacFarlane.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
A left hook from Watanabe
falls short.
Solid jabs from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Hisae Watanabe's Right cheek
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shovel hook by Hisae Watanabe
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Ilima-Lei MacFarlane looks to counter!
Lightning fast low kick from ILM!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and launches herself over Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
ILM counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
miss their mark.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Watanabe has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
ILM leads with a punch
Hisae Watanabe evades but whiffs with a counter.
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take advantage...
Solid kick to the leg from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
that visibly pains Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Watanabe steps backwards away from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane fires an unorthodox punch to Watanabe's torso
that hits its mark.
Low kick by Hisae Watanabe to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
ILM steps forward
Watanabe feints.
Watanabe misses a step and Ilima-Lei MacFarlane sees an opportunity to counter her!
Some counter punches against Hisae Watanabe
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Watanabe is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM tries to move to full mount
ILM succeeds
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
ILM tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Watanabe can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Ilima-Lei MacFarlane by Submission (Armbar) at 4:26 Round 2
Statistics: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 4/24 (17%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
MacFarlane brought more than just action figures to this fight, and was in elite form, dominating the inferior Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hisae Watanabe is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Jason Herzog.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane and Hisae Watanabe touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Inside leg kick from Watanabe
that goes awry.
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Ilima-Lei MacFarlane jumps back and jabs
That one hits but ILM seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe launches a hook to the body
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane moves aside looking for a counter...
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
ILM grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Hisae Watanabe is on her feet again.
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Watanabe launches a kick to ILM's thigh
Loud pop!
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Watanabe launches a kick to ILM's thigh
Loud pop!
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
ILM tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
ILM climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Watanabe and ILM circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe and ILM circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Watanabe seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
ILM pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Watanabe.
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
miss their mark.
ILM is trying to counter now!
ILM throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Watanabe is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM is in open guard over Watanabe... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Watanabe's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane appears to be unbreakable
Watanabe struggles to free herself
Watanabe rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Hisae Watanabe is standing now.
Watanabe is standing while ILM is on the ground on her back
Hisae Watanabe creates space and allows Ilima-Lei MacFarlane to stand up.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is on her feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Watanabe may be in trouble!
ILM steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
ILM steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is measuring Watanabe with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane was tooling Hisae Watanabe for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hisae Watanabe lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Several good body shots
are evaded by ILM.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
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 Ilima-Lei MacFarlane.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
A left hook from Watanabe
falls short.
Solid jabs from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Hisae Watanabe's Right cheek
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shovel hook by Hisae Watanabe
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Ilima-Lei MacFarlane looks to counter!
Lightning fast low kick from ILM!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and launches herself over Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
ILM counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Some nice shots from Hisae Watanabe
miss their mark.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Watanabe has a small cut in her Right cheek
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
ILM leads with a punch
Hisae Watanabe evades but whiffs with a counter.
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take advantage...
Solid kick to the leg from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
that visibly pains Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Watanabe steps backwards away from Ilima-Lei MacFarlane. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane fires an unorthodox punch to Watanabe's torso
that hits its mark.
Low kick by Hisae Watanabe to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
ILM steps forward
Watanabe feints.
Watanabe misses a step and Ilima-Lei MacFarlane sees an opportunity to counter her!
Some counter punches against Hisae Watanabe
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Watanabe is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in open guard over Watanabe
ILM tries to move to full mount
ILM succeeds
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
ILM tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Ilima-Lei MacFarlane throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Watanabe can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Ilima-Lei MacFarlane by Submission (Armbar) at 4:26 Round 2
Statistics: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 4/24 (17%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
MacFarlane brought more than just action figures to this fight, and was in elite form, dominating the inferior Watanabe.
