Post by The Sandman on Jul 13, 2023 0:42:17 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Watanabe while Mike Beltran recites the rules.
Carla Esparza looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Hisae Watanabe has fight Carla Esparza 2 times. She has won 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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Watanabe and Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hisae Watanabe tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carla Esparza jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Carla Esparza circles around Watanabe
Carla Esparza and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punch by Hisae Watanabe
that nearly tags Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto launches a kick
Watanabe checks it and keeps distance.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Carla Esparza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Carla Esparza in her guard...
Carla Esparza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza isolates Hisae Watanabe's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hisae Watanabe is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is moving on the ground...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to counter Watanabe's moves on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Deep breaths from Hisae Watanabe who tries a hammer punch to Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto's ribs.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto blocks those punches
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg...
Watanabe rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Hisae Watanabe looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
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.
A high kick from Hisae Watanabe
misses badly. Watanabe slips and falls!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is standing while Watanabe is on the ground on her back
Carla Esparza creates space and allows Hisae Watanabe to stand up.
Hisae Watanabe is on her feet again.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
Watanabe ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Watanabe
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto struggles on the ground and tries to break Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Carla Esparza is in Watanabe open guard now
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza pushes Hisae Watanabe against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto jumps and tries to free her leg! Watanabe doesn't allow this but Carla Esparza is able to get half guard here.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg...
Carla Esparza uses some of her skill by jumping out of Watanabe's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Carla Esparza rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe
Watanabe has given her back to Carla Esparza who is trying to get one hook in!
Carla Esparza has one hook in!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Watanabe is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Watanabe, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Pitty-pat punches from Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto
They're bothering Watanabe even though they aren't hurting her.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Carla Esparza goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carla Esparza!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Watanabe's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
Crushing shot to Watanabe's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to escape from closed guard...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Watanabe from the side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto uses her strength to keep Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto at a disadvantage
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Carla Esparza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
As the fight continues it seems that Carla Esparza is taking the best of the fight.
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Carla Esparza rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Watanabe! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and keeps working!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to use some of her tricky moves but Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto's is smart enough to counter her.
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Carla Esparza tries to take advantage...
Carla Esparza throws her leg over Hisae Watanabe's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Carla Esparza's rear naked choke attempt!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Watanabe's eyes...
Watanabe struggles to free herself
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto secures the lock while Hisae Watanabe refuses to tap... Mike Beltran jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Had the potential to be a decent fight, since both were equally underdeveloped. But then…Esparza won, little fanfare.
Carla Esparza looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Hisae Watanabe has fight Carla Esparza 2 times. She has won 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mike Beltran.
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Round 1
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Watanabe and Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hisae Watanabe tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carla Esparza jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Carla Esparza circles around Watanabe
Carla Esparza and Watanabe engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punch by Hisae Watanabe
that nearly tags Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto launches a kick
Watanabe checks it and keeps distance.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is holding Hisae Watanabe's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Carla Esparza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Carla Esparza in her guard...
Carla Esparza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza isolates Hisae Watanabe's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hisae Watanabe is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is moving on the ground...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to counter Watanabe's moves on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Deep breaths from Hisae Watanabe who tries a hammer punch to Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto's ribs.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto blocks those punches
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg...
Watanabe rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Hisae Watanabe looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
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.
A high kick from Hisae Watanabe
misses badly. Watanabe slips and falls!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is standing while Watanabe is on the ground on her back
Carla Esparza creates space and allows Hisae Watanabe to stand up.
Hisae Watanabe is on her feet again.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
Watanabe ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Watanabe
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto struggles on the ground and tries to break Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Carla Esparza is in Watanabe open guard now
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza pushes Hisae Watanabe against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto jumps and tries to free her leg! Watanabe doesn't allow this but Carla Esparza is able to get half guard here.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg...
Carla Esparza uses some of her skill by jumping out of Watanabe's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Carla Esparza rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe
Watanabe has given her back to Carla Esparza who is trying to get one hook in!
Carla Esparza has one hook in!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Watanabe is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Watanabe, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Pitty-pat punches from Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto
They're bothering Watanabe even though they aren't hurting her.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Carla Esparza goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carla Esparza!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Watanabe's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Hisae Watanabe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto.
Crushing shot to Watanabe's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carla Esparza is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to escape from closed guard...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Watanabe from the side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe tries to show some ground skills
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto uses her strength to keep Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto at a disadvantage
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Carla Esparza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Carla Esparza looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
As the fight continues it seems that Carla Esparza is taking the best of the fight.
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Carla Esparza rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Watanabe! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and keeps working!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Watanabe is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto tries to use some of her tricky moves but Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto's is smart enough to counter her.
Hisae Watanabe gets sloppy and Carla Esparza tries to take advantage...
Carla Esparza throws her leg over Hisae Watanabe's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Carla Esparza's rear naked choke attempt!
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Watanabe's eyes...
Watanabe struggles to free herself
Carlos "The Cookie Monster" Esparanto secures the lock while Hisae Watanabe refuses to tap... Mike Beltran jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Had the potential to be a decent fight, since both were equally underdeveloped. But then…Esparza won, little fanfare.
