Post by The Sandman on Jul 27, 2021 20:55:44 GMT -5
Watanabe enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Ferocious staredown by Watanabe while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Carla Esparza shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Carla Esparza comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Watanabe and Esparza move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Watanabe moves backwards and Carla Esparza is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Esparza jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Carla Esparza pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Esparza trying to keep the fight at striking range
Esparza doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
The fighters are clinching.
Esparza doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Esparza who put distance between them
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Carla Esparza's face like a wrecking ball!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Nose
Carla Esparza launches a body shot
Watanabe dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Esparza's Chin is beginning to swell
Watanabe steps backwards away from Carla Esparza. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Esparza studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Esparza studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
Esparza seems staggered and Hisae Watanabe runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Esparza has a small cut in her Right eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe tries a middle kick
Esparza blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
Watanabe only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Carla Esparza paws at Watanabe.
Watanabe answers with solid punches!
Esparza moves backwards and Hisae Watanabe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Watanabe moves backwards and Carla Esparza is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Watanabe is clinching with Esparza.
Carla Esparza pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Carla Esparza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Watanabe launches a few hard punches to Carla Esparza's ribs!
Carla Esparza's ribs shows the damage! Hisae Watanabe is working her opponent ribs!
Carla Esparza pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Carla Esparza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Esparza who is trying to punish Hisae Watanabe's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Watanabe react and defend her side.
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Esparza trying to keep the fight at striking range
Esparza stumbles backwards and Hisae Watanabe circles to get the center of the cage
Crisp uppercut by Watanabe followed by a hard jab
Carla Esparza stumbles back.
Esparza's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Esparza steps forward
Hisae Watanabe catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Hisae Watanabe has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Brilliant combination from Hisae Watanabe
that forces Esparza to try and defend better.
Esparza has a small cut in her Mouth
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Watanabe sprawls and remains on her feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Superb haymaker by Watanabe
that lands on Esparza's face like a cannon ball!
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Carla Esparza is a bloody mess!
Esparza throws a lazy kick
Watanabe dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
That brutal impact left Esparza laid out on the mat! Hisae Watanabe's corner pours in to congratulate her!
Esparza has a small cut in her Mouth
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by KO (Uppercut) at 1:00 Round 2
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 18/26 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Good fight, good win. Hisae pretty much dominated that one.
Ferocious staredown by Watanabe while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Carla Esparza shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Carla Esparza comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Watanabe and Esparza move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Watanabe moves backwards and Carla Esparza is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Esparza jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Carla Esparza pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Esparza trying to keep the fight at striking range
Esparza doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
The fighters are clinching.
Esparza doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Esparza who put distance between them
Carla Esparza is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Carla Esparza's face like a wrecking ball!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Nose
Carla Esparza launches a body shot
Watanabe dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Esparza's Chin is beginning to swell
Watanabe steps backwards away from Carla Esparza. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Esparza studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Esparza studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
Esparza seems staggered and Hisae Watanabe runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Esparza has a small cut in her Right eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hisae Watanabe tries a middle kick
Esparza blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Hisae Watanabe goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
Watanabe only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Carla Esparza paws at Watanabe.
Watanabe answers with solid punches!
Esparza moves backwards and Hisae Watanabe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hisae Watanabe is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Watanabe moves backwards and Carla Esparza is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Hisae Watanabe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Watanabe tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Watanabe is clinching with Esparza.
Carla Esparza pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Carla Esparza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Watanabe launches a few hard punches to Carla Esparza's ribs!
Carla Esparza's ribs shows the damage! Hisae Watanabe is working her opponent ribs!
Carla Esparza pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Carla Esparza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Esparza who is trying to punish Hisae Watanabe's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Watanabe react and defend her side.
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Esparza trying to keep the fight at striking range
Esparza stumbles backwards and Hisae Watanabe circles to get the center of the cage
Crisp uppercut by Watanabe followed by a hard jab
Carla Esparza stumbles back.
Esparza's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Esparza steps forward
Hisae Watanabe catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Hisae Watanabe has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Brilliant combination from Hisae Watanabe
that forces Esparza to try and defend better.
Esparza has a small cut in her Mouth
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Watanabe sprawls and remains on her feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Superb haymaker by Watanabe
that lands on Esparza's face like a cannon ball!
Watanabe steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Carla Esparza is a bloody mess!
Esparza throws a lazy kick
Watanabe dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
That brutal impact left Esparza laid out on the mat! Hisae Watanabe's corner pours in to congratulate her!
Esparza has a small cut in her Mouth
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by KO (Uppercut) at 1:00 Round 2
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 18/26 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Good fight, good win. Hisae pretty much dominated that one.
