Post by The Sandman on Apr 14, 2021 22:56:32 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Marloes Coenen chants all around the place!
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Marloes Coenen glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Marloes Coenen and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Yamanaka tries to grapple
She puts Coenen in a double underhook!
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Yamanaka who put distance between them
Some counter punches against Marloes Coenen
land while she's on her bicycle.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Yamanaka and Coenen circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Hiroko Yamanaka to the body.
Coenen blocks in time.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Marloes Coenen to fight back!
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Marloes Coenen catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Coenen.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka breaths deeply while on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Yamanaka blocks them effectively.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to better her position on the ground...
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position 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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Hiroko Yamanaka takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Coenen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Coenen's ribs.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marloes Coenen is looking to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Marloes Coenen gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Marloes Coenen in closed guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Marloes Coenen to her stomach and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen
Coenen has given her back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Yamanaka has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Coenen.
Nicely done! Yamanaka now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Coenen has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Marloes Coenen uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marloes Coenen. 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Yamanaka, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen looks to posture up and open Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Marloes Coenen forces Hiroko Yamanaka to open her guard.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Coenen tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Coenen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Coenen is countered by Hiroko Yamanaka.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Coenen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Yamanaka controls Marloes Coenen in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Coenen is hurt
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Marloes Coenen.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Yamanaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Coenen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Coenen tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marloes Coenen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Marloes Coenen jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Coenen 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.
Marloes Coenen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Hiroko Yamanaka struggles not allowing Marloes Coenen improve her position.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka holds Marloes Coenen's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marloes Coenen tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka holds Marloes Coenen's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage 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.
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Yamanaka's body! She's holding her side
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to move to full mount
Coenen's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Yamanaka is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marloes Coenen shows great balance while pushing away Hiroko Yamanaka
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Coenen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Marloes Coenen moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Yamanaka launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marloes Coenen is not able to stop Coenen ground skills and Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to escape from the full mount...
Coenen struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Yamanaka's ribs.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Marloes Coenen gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
Coenen adjusts and closes her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Marloes Coenen tries to take advantage...
Coenen tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She succeeds!
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Coenen tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Coenen tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka struggles on the ground and tries to break Marloes Coenen's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka is in Coenen open guard now
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen throws up a triangle attempt!
Hiroko Yamanaka postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
Marloes Coenen sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Marloes Coenen to fight back!
Marloes Coenen isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Yamanaka blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Coenen's guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass Marloes Coenen's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Yamanaka slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Marloes Coenen.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Coenen struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to escape from the full mount...
Hiroko Yamanaka is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Coenen creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Marloes Coenen. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marloes Coenen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Coenen.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marloes Coenen burned herself out. I don't think she has any gas left in the tank.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Coenen
Yamanaka shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Marloes Coenen.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Coenen grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Marloes Coenen is unable to take her down
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
grazes Coenen's right cheek.
Coenen seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Marloes Coenen and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Marloes Coenen fires an unorthodox punch to Yamanaka's torso
that goes wide.
Coenen tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Yamanaka moves backwards and circles around Marloes Coenen.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Coenen throws a body kick.
Blocked by Yamanaka.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:25 in the 4 round
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen hooks Yamanaka's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Coenen away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
Coenen adjusts and closes her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Marloes Coenen's guard...
Marloes Coenen has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Coenen tries an armbar from the bottom!
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to show some ground skills
Yamanaka uses her strength to keep Yamanaka at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Yamanaka blocks them effectively.
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.
Coenen moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and launches herself over Yamanaka!
Nice move by Coenen who clinches and pushes Yamanaka against the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Coenen is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Coenen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Hiroko Yamanaka was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Coenen misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Yamanaka is clinching with Coenen.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Coenen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to strikes Coenen with her elbow in the clinch
nicely done Coenen got hit!!! again and again, she have to defend herself before the ref stop this fight
The fighters are clinching.
Coenen takes a break to breathe while holding Hiroko Yamanaka.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Coenen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yamanaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground
Coenen cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to pass to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka can't prevent her opponent from passing. Coenen looks to work from half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Marloes Coenen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Yamanaka wraps her legs while she holds Marloes Coenen's head... Tight guard!
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to free her leg
Marloes Coenen uses some of her skill by jumping out of Yamanaka's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Coenen uses her strength to keep Coenen at a disadvantage
Coenen is trying to counter now!
Marloes Coenen looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Marloes Coenen slides her knee across and gets to mount.
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Coenen moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Coenen steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yamanaka moves backwards and Marloes Coenen is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard she trained for this fight.
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
gets blocked by Coenen.
Hiroko Yamanaka fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that goes wide.
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Coenen launches a hook to the body
Hiroko Yamanaka moves aside looking for a counter...
Marloes Coenen is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Marloes Coenen, but it's close.
Winner is Marloes Coenen by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 12/20 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/6 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 791 s
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 9/11 (82%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 791 s
I guess so? It’s hard to judge these stamina-fights at this point. Try to fight. Get tired. Do nothing for many, many subsequent minutes.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Marloes Coenen glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Marloes Coenen and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Yamanaka tries to grapple
She puts Coenen in a double underhook!
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Yamanaka who put distance between them
Some counter punches against Marloes Coenen
land while she's on her bicycle.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Yamanaka and Coenen circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Hiroko Yamanaka to the body.
Coenen blocks in time.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Marloes Coenen to fight back!
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Marloes Coenen catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Coenen.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka breaths deeply while on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Yamanaka blocks them effectively.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to better her position on the ground...
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position 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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Hiroko Yamanaka takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Coenen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Coenen's ribs.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marloes Coenen is looking to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Marloes Coenen gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Marloes Coenen in closed guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Marloes Coenen to her stomach and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen
Coenen has given her back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Yamanaka has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Coenen.
Nicely done! Yamanaka now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Coenen has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Marloes Coenen uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marloes Coenen. 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Yamanaka, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen looks to posture up and open Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Marloes Coenen forces Hiroko Yamanaka to open her guard.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Coenen tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Coenen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Coenen is countered by Hiroko Yamanaka.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Coenen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Yamanaka controls Marloes Coenen in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Coenen is hurt
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Marloes Coenen.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Yamanaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Coenen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Coenen tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marloes Coenen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Marloes Coenen jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Coenen 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.
Marloes Coenen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Hiroko Yamanaka struggles not allowing Marloes Coenen improve her position.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka holds Marloes Coenen's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Marloes Coenen uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marloes Coenen tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka holds Marloes Coenen's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage 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.
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Yamanaka's body! She's holding her side
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to move to full mount
Coenen's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Yamanaka is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marloes Coenen shows great balance while pushing away Hiroko Yamanaka
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Coenen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Coenen is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Marloes Coenen moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Yamanaka launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marloes Coenen is not able to stop Coenen ground skills and Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to escape from the full mount...
Coenen struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Yamanaka's ribs.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Marloes Coenen gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
Coenen adjusts and closes her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Marloes Coenen tries to take advantage...
Coenen tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She succeeds!
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Coenen tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Coenen tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Yamanaka struggles on the ground and tries to break Marloes Coenen's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka is in Coenen open guard now
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen throws up a triangle attempt!
Hiroko Yamanaka postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
Marloes Coenen sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Marloes Coenen to fight back!
Marloes Coenen isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Yamanaka blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Coenen's guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass Marloes Coenen's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Yamanaka slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Marloes Coenen.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Coenen struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to escape from the full mount...
Hiroko Yamanaka is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Coenen creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Marloes Coenen. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marloes Coenen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Coenen.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marloes Coenen burned herself out. I don't think she has any gas left in the tank.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka leans forwards and tries to grapple with Coenen
Yamanaka shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Marloes Coenen pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marloes Coenen
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Marloes Coenen.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Coenen grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Marloes Coenen is unable to take her down
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
grazes Coenen's right cheek.
Coenen seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Marloes Coenen and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Marloes Coenen fires an unorthodox punch to Yamanaka's torso
that goes wide.
Coenen tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Yamanaka moves backwards and circles around Marloes Coenen.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Coenen throws a body kick.
Blocked by Yamanaka.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:25 in the 4 round
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Coenen is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen hooks Yamanaka's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Coenen away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Coenen
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
Coenen adjusts and closes her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Marloes Coenen's guard...
Marloes Coenen has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Coenen
Coenen tries an armbar from the bottom!
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to show some ground skills
Yamanaka uses her strength to keep Yamanaka at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Yamanaka blocks them effectively.
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.
Coenen moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch and launches herself over Yamanaka!
Nice move by Coenen who clinches and pushes Yamanaka against the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Coenen is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Coenen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Hiroko Yamanaka was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Coenen misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Yamanaka is clinching with Coenen.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Coenen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Coenen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to strikes Coenen with her elbow in the clinch
nicely done Coenen got hit!!! again and again, she have to defend herself before the ref stop this fight
The fighters are clinching.
Coenen takes a break to breathe while holding Hiroko Yamanaka.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Coenen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yamanaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Coenen moves on the ground
Coenen cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to pass to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka can't prevent her opponent from passing. Coenen looks to work from half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Marloes Coenen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen pushes Yamanaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Yamanaka wraps her legs while she holds Marloes Coenen's head... Tight guard!
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Coenen tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Yamanaka
Marloes Coenen tries to free her leg
Marloes Coenen uses some of her skill by jumping out of Yamanaka's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Coenen uses her strength to keep Coenen at a disadvantage
Coenen is trying to counter now!
Marloes Coenen looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Marloes Coenen slides her knee across and gets to mount.
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Coenen moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Coenen steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yamanaka moves backwards and Marloes Coenen is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Coenen studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard she trained for this fight.
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
gets blocked by Coenen.
Hiroko Yamanaka fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that goes wide.
Yamanaka misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Coenen launches a hook to the body
Hiroko Yamanaka moves aside looking for a counter...
Marloes Coenen is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Coenen pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Marloes Coenen, but it's close.
Winner is Marloes Coenen by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 12/20 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/6 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 791 s
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 9/11 (82%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 791 s
I guess so? It’s hard to judge these stamina-fights at this point. Try to fight. Get tired. Do nothing for many, many subsequent minutes.
