Post by The Sandman on Sept 12, 2021 18:45:25 GMT -5
Hisae Watanabe! Hisae Watanabe! This is what the people are chanting here.
Hisae Watanabe raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Barb Honchak 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hisae Watanabe seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Hisae Watanabe swings...
hard impact to Honchak's face!
Solid shot from Barb Honchak to the body.
Watanabe didn't like that.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A high kick from Barb Honchak
glances off Watanabe.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Barb Honchak shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hisae Watanabe is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Honchak into her guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Honchak struggles on the ground and tries to break Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Barb Honchak is in Watanabe open guard now
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Honchak's ribs.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Barb Honchak looks to posture up and open Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Hisae Watanabe has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Honchak is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak tries to escape from the full mount...
Hisae Watanabe is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak breaths deeply while on the ground
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak attempts to trap Hisae Watanabe in her guard.
Barb Honchak manages to switch to full guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Watanabe is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Honchak's ribs.
Honchak blocks Hisae Watanabe's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Hisae Watanabe is looking to pass Barb Honchak's guard...
Hisae Watanabe gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to close the guard.
Honchak put Hisae Watanabe in closed guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Watanabe struggles on the ground and tries to break Barb Honchak's guard...
Hisae Watanabe is in Honchak open guard now
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Honchak
Hisae Watanabe pushes Barb Honchak against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Watanabe jumps and tries to free her leg! Honchak doesn't allow this but Hisae Watanabe is able to get half guard here.
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over Honchak
Honchak attempts a triangle from bottom! Hisae Watanabe slips out. Honchak quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Hisae Watanabe slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Honchak launches a furious low kick!
Watanabe receives a hard blow on her right leg!
Shovel hook by Hisae Watanabe
tags Honchak.
Honchak's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hisae Watanabe moves forward and launches a low kick.
Honchak blocks that.
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak attempts to cut off Watanabe with punches
Watanabe reels from the strikes.
Watanabe's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Brilliant combination from Barb Honchak
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe fires low kicks
punishing Honchak's legs repeatedly.
Brilliant combination from Hisae Watanabe
that forces Honchak to try and defend better.
Hisae Watanabe turns out the lights for Honchak! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by KO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Honchak should have dominated this one, based on her toughness and conditioning. But Hisae had some offensive skills, it seems, and used them to flash Barb.
Hisae Watanabe raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Barb Honchak 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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Hisae Watanabe seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Hisae Watanabe swings...
hard impact to Honchak's face!
Solid shot from Barb Honchak to the body.
Watanabe didn't like that.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A high kick from Barb Honchak
glances off Watanabe.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Barb Honchak shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hisae Watanabe is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Honchak into her guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Honchak struggles on the ground and tries to break Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Barb Honchak is in Watanabe open guard now
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Watanabe
Watanabe tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Honchak's ribs.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Barb Honchak looks to posture up and open Hisae Watanabe's guard...
Hisae Watanabe has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Watanabe
Honchak is in closed guard... Watanabe tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Hisae Watanabe is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak tries to escape from the full mount...
Hisae Watanabe is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak breaths deeply while on the ground
Hisae Watanabe is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak attempts to trap Hisae Watanabe in her guard.
Barb Honchak manages to switch to full guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Watanabe is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Honchak's ribs.
Honchak blocks Hisae Watanabe's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Hisae Watanabe is looking to pass Barb Honchak's guard...
Hisae Watanabe gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to close the guard.
Honchak put Hisae Watanabe in closed guard.
Hisae Watanabe is in closed guard over Honchak
Watanabe struggles on the ground and tries to break Barb Honchak's guard...
Hisae Watanabe is in Honchak open guard now
Hisae Watanabe is in open guard over Honchak
Hisae Watanabe pushes Barb Honchak against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Watanabe jumps and tries to free her leg! Honchak doesn't allow this but Hisae Watanabe is able to get half guard here.
Hisae Watanabe is in half guard over Honchak
Honchak attempts a triangle from bottom! Hisae Watanabe slips out. Honchak quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Hisae Watanabe slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Honchak launches a furious low kick!
Watanabe receives a hard blow on her right leg!
Shovel hook by Hisae Watanabe
tags Honchak.
Honchak's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hisae Watanabe moves forward and launches a low kick.
Honchak blocks that.
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak attempts to cut off Watanabe with punches
Watanabe reels from the strikes.
Watanabe's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Brilliant combination from Barb Honchak
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe fires low kicks
punishing Honchak's legs repeatedly.
Brilliant combination from Hisae Watanabe
that forces Honchak to try and defend better.
Hisae Watanabe turns out the lights for Honchak! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Hisae Watanabe by KO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 129 s
Honchak should have dominated this one, based on her toughness and conditioning. But Hisae had some offensive skills, it seems, and used them to flash Barb.
