Post by The Sandman on Apr 18, 2023 1:56:49 GMT -5
Ayaka enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Leslie Smith looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Leslie Smith comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Ayaka Hamasaki comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Ayaka with a double overhooks!
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka Hamasaki and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Some big punches are landing!
A high kick from Leslie Smith
grazes Ayaka's head, but she seems okay.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Smith is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Leslie Smith against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Leslie Smith struggles not allowing Ayaka Hamasaki improve her position.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Ayaka
She succeeds!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Smith's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in half guard over Smith
Ayaka breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ayaka pushes Leslie Smith and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ayaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Ayaka moves forward and holds Smith
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Smith forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Ayaka Hamasaki slightly pushes Smith into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
A solid combination from Leslie Smith
connects with Ayaka.
Smith 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 Smith.
Solid shot from Ayaka Hamasaki to the body.
Smith didn't like that.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Some big punches are landing!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nice beating Ayaka Hamasaki has received.
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Leslie Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Ayaka
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Ayaka Hamasaki uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka Hamasaki is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ayaka is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Smith tries to use some of her tricky moves but Smith's is smart enough to counter her.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Leslie Smith positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Leslie Smith is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Ayaka's abdomen
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Leslie Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Nice beating Ayaka Hamasaki has received.
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Leslie Smith doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Leslie Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Ayaka Hamasaki shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Ayaka Hamasaki breaks that americana attempt!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Ayaka Hamasaki
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Smith trying to keep the fight at striking range
Smith doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to control Ayaka Hamasaki in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Smith pushes the back of Ayaka Hamasaki's head with one hand and punches her head a few times with the other, that surely hurts her
The fighters are clinching.
Smith takes a break to breathe while holding Ayaka Hamasaki.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Ayaka Hamasaki is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Smith into her guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Ayaka
Smith breaths deeply while on the ground
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Leslie Smith manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to free her leg
Leslie Smith uses some of her skill by jumping out of Ayaka's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Leslie Smith.
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Round 3
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Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Leslie Smith fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
Smith is holding Ayaka Hamasaki's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Ayaka Hamasaki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll on the ground...
Smith knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Leslie Smith rolls Ayaka Hamasaki to her stomach and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Smith tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ayaka! Smith has one hook in and keeps working!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith breaths deeply while on the ground
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight 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 Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Leslie Smith fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Ayaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Smith sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Ayaka Hamasaki jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Leslie Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ayaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith jabs at Ayaka
hitting her chest.
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ayaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to pass to half guard...
Ayaka Hamasaki can't prevent her opponent from passing. Smith looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Smith tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Ayaka from the side mount!
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Smith is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Leslie Smith doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ayaka misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith catch Ayaka Hamasaki's left arm and tries a kimura
Ayaka Hamasaki holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Leslie Smith has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Ayaka Hamasaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leslie Smith jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Smith jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Leslie Smith pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Leslie Smith pushes away Ayaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ayaka stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Ayaka!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Ayaka against the cage
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Smith doesn't let Ayaka get in on her legs.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Smith wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Ayaka's right cheek.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Smith and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Ayaka
Smith moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Smith is getting frustrated here.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith pushes Ayaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Smith who is in full mount! Ayaka is in trouble now!
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Smith is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Ayaka's ribs.
Ayaka is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith should have paced herself better. It looks like she burned herself out.
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Ayaka, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Smith moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Smith, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 5
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Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Ayaka.
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Ayaka looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Leslie Smith's punches
Ayaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
Ayaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and launches herself over Leslie Smith
Smith counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Ayaka is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Smith 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 Smith.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Ayaka Hamasaki moves forward and launches a low kick.
Smith blocks that.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Ayaka's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Leslie Smith for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Ayaka time to recover. Ayaka Hamasaki seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Smith is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Leslie Smith jabs at Ayaka
hitting her chest.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
A punch from Ayaka Hamasaki
whizzes past Smith.
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Smith throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Leslie Smith tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ayaka is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Leslie Smith. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ayaka moves backwards and Leslie Smith is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Leslie Smith has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Leslie Smith by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 52/64 (81%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 583 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 1/14 (7%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/9 (22%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 583 s
Consistently Smith, but not necessarily dominating Smith, in terms of damage. In terms of stats, absolutely
Leslie Smith looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Ayaka Hamasaki looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Smith is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Leslie Smith comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Ayaka Hamasaki comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Ayaka with a double overhooks!
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ayaka Hamasaki and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Some big punches are landing!
A high kick from Leslie Smith
grazes Ayaka's head, but she seems okay.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Smith is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Leslie Smith against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Leslie Smith struggles not allowing Ayaka Hamasaki improve her position.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Ayaka
She succeeds!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Smith's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in half guard over Smith
Ayaka breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ayaka pushes Leslie Smith and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ayaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Ayaka moves forward and holds Smith
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes Smith forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Ayaka Hamasaki slightly pushes Smith into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
A solid combination from Leslie Smith
connects with Ayaka.
Smith 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 Smith.
Solid shot from Ayaka Hamasaki to the body.
Smith didn't like that.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Some big punches are landing!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nice beating Ayaka Hamasaki has received.
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Leslie Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ayaka Hamasaki is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Ayaka
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Ayaka Hamasaki uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ayaka Hamasaki is in closed guard over Smith
Ayaka is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka Hamasaki is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ayaka is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Smith tries to use some of her tricky moves but Smith's is smart enough to counter her.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Leslie Smith positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Leslie Smith is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Ayaka's abdomen
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Leslie Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Nice beating Ayaka Hamasaki has received.
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Leslie Smith doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to escape from the full mount...
Leslie Smith is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Ayaka Hamasaki shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Ayaka Hamasaki breaks that americana attempt!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Ayaka Hamasaki
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Ayaka Hamasaki pushes away Smith trying to keep the fight at striking range
Smith doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Ayaka Hamasaki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to control Ayaka Hamasaki in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Smith pushes the back of Ayaka Hamasaki's head with one hand and punches her head a few times with the other, that surely hurts her
The fighters are clinching.
Smith takes a break to breathe while holding Ayaka Hamasaki.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Ayaka Hamasaki is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Smith into her guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Ayaka
Smith breaths deeply while on the ground
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to pass Ayaka Hamasaki's guard...
Leslie Smith manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to free her leg
Leslie Smith uses some of her skill by jumping out of Ayaka's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith looks to pass to mount...
Smith slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ayaka Hamasaki.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Leslie Smith.
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Round 3
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Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Leslie Smith fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
Smith is holding Ayaka Hamasaki's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Ayaka Hamasaki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith looks to mount Ayaka Hamasaki...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll on the ground...
Smith knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Leslie Smith rolls Ayaka Hamasaki to her stomach and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Smith tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ayaka! Smith has one hook in and keeps working!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith breaths deeply while on the ground
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight 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 Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Ayaka and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Leslie Smith fires an unorthodox punch to Ayaka's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Ayaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Smith sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Ayaka Hamasaki jumps back and jabs
Ayaka seems staggered and Leslie Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ayaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith jabs at Ayaka
hitting her chest.
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ayaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith tries to pass to half guard...
Ayaka Hamasaki can't prevent her opponent from passing. Smith looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Smith tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Ayaka from the side mount!
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Smith is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Smith tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Leslie Smith doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ayaka misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith catch Ayaka Hamasaki's left arm and tries a kimura
Ayaka Hamasaki holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Leslie Smith has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Ayaka Hamasaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Leslie Smith jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
Ayaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Smith jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Leslie Smith pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Leslie Smith pushes away Ayaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ayaka stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Ayaka!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Ayaka against the cage
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ayaka Hamasaki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Smith doesn't let Ayaka get in on her legs.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Smith wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith circles out and slips free of Ayaka Hamasaki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Ayaka's right cheek.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Smith moves backwards and Ayaka Hamasaki is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Smith and Ayaka circle around the center of the cage.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Ayaka
Smith moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Smith is getting frustrated here.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Ayaka
Leslie Smith pushes Ayaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Smith who is in full mount! Ayaka is in trouble now!
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Ayaka Hamasaki
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ayaka Hamasaki tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka
Ayaka has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ayaka.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Ayaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Ayaka is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Smith is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Ayaka's ribs.
Ayaka is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith should have paced herself better. It looks like she burned herself out.
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Ayaka!
Ayaka adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Ayaka with two hooks in
Smith is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Ayaka, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Smith moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Smith, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 5
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Ayaka fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Smith sprawls and remains on her feet.
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Ayaka.
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ayaka Hamasaki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Ayaka looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Leslie Smith's punches
Ayaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Smith.
Ayaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ayaka Hamasaki fakes a punch and launches herself over Leslie Smith
Smith counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Ayaka is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Smith 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 Smith.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Ayaka Hamasaki moves forward and launches a low kick.
Smith blocks that.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Ayaka's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Leslie Smith for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Ayaka time to recover. Ayaka Hamasaki seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 5 round
Smith is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Ayaka to try and defend better.
Leslie Smith jabs at Ayaka
hitting her chest.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
A punch from Ayaka Hamasaki
whizzes past Smith.
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Smith throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Leslie Smith tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Some counter punches against Ayaka Hamasaki
land while she's on her bicycle.
Ayaka is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Ayaka Hamasaki
Leslie Smith is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith pushes Ayaka Hamasaki and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Ayaka steps backwards away from Leslie Smith. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ayaka moves backwards and Leslie Smith is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Leslie Smith has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Leslie Smith by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 52/64 (81%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 583 s
Statistics: Ayaka Hamasaki
Punches 1/14 (7%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/9 (22%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 583 s
Consistently Smith, but not necessarily dominating Smith, in terms of damage. In terms of stats, absolutely
