Post by The Sandman on Oct 6, 2021 12:13:03 GMT -5
Hisae Watanabe is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Sarajevo, Bosnia).
Leslie Smith looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Hisae Watanabe looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Watanabe is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Leslie Smith comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Watanabe decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A punch from Hisae Watanabe
grazes Smith's left cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe is measuring Smith with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
There is a small laceration on Leslie Smith's Right cheek
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Watanabe has a small cut in her Right cheek
Hisae Watanabe tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Watanabe blocks that. It was easy!
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Watanabe is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Smith misses a step and Hisae Watanabe sees an opportunity to counter her!
Hisae Watanabe tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Smith ducks under and pushes away her opponent.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's right cheek.
Leslie Smith tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Leslie Smith who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Smith controls Hisae Watanabe in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Watanabe is hurt
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Smith controls Hisae Watanabe in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Watanabe is hurt
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Smith launches a kick
Watanabe checks it and keeps distance.
Watanabe is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Quick hook by Hisae Watanabe
glances off Smith's arms.
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Hisae Watanabe spins around suddenly...
Leslie Smith ducks under and that just passes over her head.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Hisae Watanabe swings...
hard impact to Smith's face!
Hisae Watanabe circles around Smith
Good movement from Watanabe
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Watanabe seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Smith moves backwards and Hisae Watanabe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Watanabe's chin
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's right cheek.
Smith is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Leslie Smith looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Smith blocks them effectively.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Leslie Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe down and prevents her attempts to escape
Watanabe misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Leslie Smith rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe
Watanabe has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Watanabe!
Watanabe adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Hisae Watanabe doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Smith's moves.
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Good leg kicks from Leslie Smith.
Watanabe winces a bit.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Hisae Watanabe
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
Solid jabs from Leslie Smith.
Nice punches.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 3
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Low kick by Hisae Watanabe to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Watanabe and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Smith trying to keep the fight at striking range
Smith doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith tries to dirty boxing while holds Watanabe against cage
Watanabe is unable to defend herself and receives some punches in the ribs.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Smith and Hisae Watanabe are cliched up against the cage. Smith steps for a throw
Hisae Watanabe is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith circles out and slips free of Hisae Watanabe's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Watanabe pushes Leslie Smith and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Watanabe with punches
Watanabe reels from the strikes.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Leslie Smith!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Smith steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nice low kick from Smith
Loud pop!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Watanabe has a small cut in her Mouth
Hisae Watanabe seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Leslie Smith!
Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
That punishment by Leslie Smith has left Watanabe staggered! Leslie Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Watanabe seems staggered and Leslie Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hisae Watanabe seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Leslie Smith!
Watanabe moves backwards and Leslie Smith is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nice punches from Hisae Watanabe.
Even nicer blocks from Smith.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Watanabe's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Hisae Watanabe
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 4
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Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Every time Leslie Smith attempts to get inside
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's left cheek.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Watanabe is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe has a small cut in her Mouth
Watanabe seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
That punishment by Leslie Smith has left Watanabe staggered! Leslie Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
Watanabe doesn't stop bleeding.
Hisae Watanabe launches a body shot
Smith dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The frightening power of Leslie Smith has left Watanabe sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
There is a small laceration on Hisae Watanabe's Nose
Winner is Leslie Smith by KO (Punch) at 1:51 Round 4
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 35/47 (74%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/10 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 5/5 (100%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 8/27 (30%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Smith had no interest in fucking around, so she just one-sided Watanabe for this affair.
Leslie Smith looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Hisae Watanabe looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Watanabe is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Leslie Smith comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Hisae Watanabe comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Watanabe decides to launch some tentative punches
Leslie Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A punch from Hisae Watanabe
grazes Smith's left cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hisae Watanabe is measuring Smith with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
There is a small laceration on Leslie Smith's Right cheek
The two exchange wildly
Smith is connecting with a few punches
Watanabe has a small cut in her Right cheek
Hisae Watanabe tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Watanabe blocks that. It was easy!
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Watanabe is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Smith misses a step and Hisae Watanabe sees an opportunity to counter her!
Hisae Watanabe tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Smith ducks under and pushes away her opponent.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's right cheek.
Leslie Smith tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Leslie Smith who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Smith controls Hisae Watanabe in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Watanabe is hurt
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe against the cage and tries to work her dirty boxing
Smith controls Hisae Watanabe in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Watanabe is hurt
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Watanabe avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Smith launches a kick
Watanabe checks it and keeps distance.
Watanabe is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Quick hook by Hisae Watanabe
glances off Smith's arms.
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Hisae Watanabe spins around suddenly...
Leslie Smith ducks under and that just passes over her head.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Hisae Watanabe swings...
hard impact to Smith's face!
Hisae Watanabe circles around Smith
Good movement from Watanabe
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Watanabe seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Smith moves backwards and Hisae Watanabe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Watanabe's chin
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's right cheek.
Smith is holding Hisae Watanabe's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hisae Watanabe loses balance and goes to the ground.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Hisae Watanabe
Leslie Smith looks to mount Hisae Watanabe...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe launches a few weak punches
Smith blocks them effectively.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Leslie Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe down and prevents her attempts to escape
Watanabe misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hisae Watanabe
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Smith is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Leslie Smith controls the situation despite Hisae Watanabe efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Hisae Watanabe
Hisae Watanabe tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Leslie Smith rolls Hisae Watanabe to her stomach and takes her back!
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe
Watanabe has given her back to Leslie Smith who is trying to get one hook in!
Leslie Smith has one hook in!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with one hook in
Smith has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Watanabe.
Nicely done! Smith now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Smith tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Watanabe!
Watanabe adopts the turtle defense and Smith is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Hisae Watanabe doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Smith's moves.
Smith is in rear mount over Watanabe with two hooks in
Leslie Smith is cooling the fight on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Good leg kicks from Leslie Smith.
Watanabe winces a bit.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Hisae Watanabe
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Watanabe doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Watanabe forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
Solid jabs from Leslie Smith.
Nice punches.
Hisae Watanabe fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 3
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Low kick by Hisae Watanabe to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Watanabe and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe pushes away Smith trying to keep the fight at striking range
Smith doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hisae Watanabe
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith tries to dirty boxing while holds Watanabe against cage
Watanabe is unable to defend herself and receives some punches in the ribs.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Smith and Hisae Watanabe are cliched up against the cage. Smith steps for a throw
Hisae Watanabe is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith circles out and slips free of Hisae Watanabe's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Watanabe studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Watanabe!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Watanabe against the cage
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Watanabe pushes Leslie Smith and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leslie Smith is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Smith doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hisae Watanabe embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Smith who put distance between them
Smith tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Smith is clinching with Watanabe.
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Watanabe with punches
Watanabe reels from the strikes.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Leslie Smith!
Watanabe is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Smith steps backwards away from Hisae Watanabe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nice low kick from Smith
Loud pop!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Watanabe has a small cut in her Mouth
Hisae Watanabe seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Leslie Smith!
Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
That punishment by Leslie Smith has left Watanabe staggered! Leslie Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Leslie Smith goes with a looping right hand while Hisae Watanabe jumps back and jabs
Watanabe seems staggered and Leslie Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hisae Watanabe seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Leslie Smith!
Watanabe moves backwards and Leslie Smith is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nice punches from Hisae Watanabe.
Even nicer blocks from Smith.
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Smith launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Watanabe's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Hisae Watanabe
Great move by Smith who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Hisae Watanabe tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Watanabe trying to keep the fight at striking range
Watanabe stumbles backwards and Leslie Smith circles to get the center of the cage
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Smith pushes Hisae Watanabe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Smith.
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Round 4
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Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Every time Leslie Smith attempts to get inside
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Watanabe clumsily fails here and it's time for Leslie Smith to fight back!
A punch from Leslie Smith
grazes Watanabe's left cheek.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Watanabe is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Leslie Smith
that forces Watanabe to try and defend better.
Watanabe has a small cut in her Mouth
Watanabe seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Watanabe seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
That punishment by Leslie Smith has left Watanabe staggered! Leslie Smith should try push forward now and finish this!
Smith moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Watanabe with a double overhooks!
Watanabe doesn't stop bleeding.
Hisae Watanabe launches a body shot
Smith dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The frightening power of Leslie Smith has left Watanabe sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
There is a small laceration on Hisae Watanabe's Nose
Winner is Leslie Smith by KO (Punch) at 1:51 Round 4
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 35/47 (74%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/10 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 5/5 (100%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Statistics: Hisae Watanabe
Punches 8/27 (30%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Smith had no interest in fucking around, so she just one-sided Watanabe for this affair.
