The fans are chanting, "Yuri! Yuri! Kick Simone's ass!" They're 100% amped and on fire for their fighter tonight. If they doesn't motivate her, nothing will. Simone Biles doesn't look concerned about anything Yuri Fujikawa brings to the table. The Cobra Kai fighter eyes up her Japanese opponent, "I hope you're ready to have your ass kicked!" The crowd start chanting, "Yuri...Yuri...Yuri". Yuri Fujikawa lifts her fists into the air and encourages the crowd to make more noise. She seems supremely confident tonight. This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score a win tonight. The referee of the bout is Toccara Jones. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= We've got the 102 lbs Simone Biles up against the 106 lbs Yuri Fujikawa. Will that difference in weight be a deciding factor in this fight? Let's find out! Simone Biles fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut. Yuri blocks that. She made that look easy. Never underestimate this girls survival instinct. Bone shattering straight right hand from Yuri Fujikawa! BANG. Simone's going to have a big headache after that blow! Solid kick to the leg from Simone Biles. Yuri checks it and positions herself. The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round Yuri Fujikawa goes in with a looping right hand while Simone Biles jumps back and jabs. Simone seems staggered and Yuri runs in to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses. Yuri Fujikawa tries a middle kick. Her leg shooting out... Simone blocks and steps away. Simone Biles and Yuri Fujikawa engage in a wild exchange of punches! Simone is getting the best of the exchange. She's landing a few blows. Yuri Fujikawa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown! Simone staggers, but remains on her feet. She's quick and nimble like a cat! A pussy, a pussy cat! Simone tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Simone Biles moves forward and launches a low kick. Ouch! Hard blow to Yuri's left thigh. That might leave a bruise. Yuri Fujikawa and Simone Biles engage in a wild exchange of punches! Both fighters are missing terribly. This is not what people paid to see! Simone shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape, just ask anyone who's gone a few rounds with her. Simone Biles goes in with a looping right hand while Yuri Fujikawa jumps back and jabs. Simone seems staggered and Yuri runs in to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses. Yuri Fujikawa moves forward looking for some action. Simone doesn't want to engage and back pedals. Yuri Fujikawa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook! Simone blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles. Yuri Fujikawa tries to grapple. Simone moves aside, keeping the fight at striking range. Yuri closes the distance with her opponent. She's definitely wanting some action and looking for a chance to land a hit. Yuri Fujikawa moves to attack! Yuri misses a knee. Simone will be thanking her lucky stars! The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round An overhand right from Simone Biles that looks like it's capable of destroying a brick wall! Yuri moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch. Simone misses a step and Yuri sees an opportunity to counter her... Yuri Fujikawa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook! Simone blocks the jabs, but the last punch hits hard on her cheek! She stumbles and the falls to the mat! This is the time for Yuri to press her advantage! Yuri is standing while Simone is on the ground on her back. Sweat covers Simone Biles's face as she slowly gets back to her feet. "Come on Simone, come on. Get up, you sack of shit and fight me." Yuri Fujikawa steps back and taunts Simone. Back to her feet, Simone is vertical again. She'll be hoping she stays that way for a while. Yuri Fujikawa launches a rapid series of punches... She's taking Simone from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome! The crowd are going nuts! The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round Simone steps back and signals for a time out. What? She can't do that! Yuri gestures to Toccara Jones, she wants to the fight to continue. Yuri Fujikawa launches a kick... Simone checks it and keeps her distance. Simone Biles fakes a punch and shoots a takedown! Yuri staggers, but remains on her feet. She's quick and nimble like a cat! A pussy, a pussy cat! Solid kick to the leg from Yuri Fujikawa. Oh man! That visibly pains Simone. Tears may be welling in her eyes! One of Simone's beautiful legs has been hyper-extended. It looks like her left leg is the victim. Yuri takes a few seconds to recover her breath...a river of sweat running between her breasts. Tremendous strikes from Simone Biles! Yuri blocks with confidence and skill. Text book defense. A shake of the head from Yuri. She flicks her head back and takes a few gulps of fresh air. She looks exhausted to me. Simone Biles fires a series of low kicks. All those kicks fail to land. Very poor technique there from Simone. Yuri shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape, just ask anyone who's gone a few rounds with her. Yuri Fujikawa fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut. Crack! It lands on Simone's chin. What a bell ringer! A bone shattering straight left hand from Simone Biles! Yuri ducks under...that one was too close! Simone gets sloppy and Yuri Fujikawa tries to take advantage... Good looking front kick from Yuri Fujikawa... Simone blocks with grim determination, "Come on, Yuri. That all you got?" Yuri has a high cardio and that helps her give these great performances. All that fitness training is paying off. Yuri Fujikawa's looking to close the range with Simone Biles and tries to grapple... Simone doesn't want anything to do with this as she moves backwards. Lightning fast low kick from Simone Biles! She can really move when she wants to. Yuri blocks that kick with her leg. Simone misses a step and Yuri sees an opportunity to counter her... Yuri Fujikawa begins to launch a barrage of punches over Simone Biles! This is getting worse and worse for Simone. She's in a world of hurt now and I think she may be about to black out. It looks like Simone is trying to continue the match, but she seems pretty much out of it. Referee Toccara Jones will not allow her to continue fighting with her swollen right eye! This is over, folks. Yuri has inflicted a deep cut on Simone's Mouth. There's some blood coming from that wound. Yuri Fujikawa has won this fight! It's victory by Injury (Swollen eye) at 4:52 Round 1! Nice work! Statistics: Simone Biles Punches 6/16 (38%) Kicks 1/6 (17%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/1 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 41,5 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 11 s Statistics: Yuri Fujikawa Punches 24/39 (62%) Kicks 1/4 (25%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/1 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 962,5 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Simone Biles loses -12,58 ranking points after the fight. Yuri Fujikawa wins 19,12 ranking points after the fight. Simone Biles had a nightmare here today. She should be ashamed of her performance in this fight. Hang your head in shame and leave this arena. (42 points) Yuri Fujikawa has had some absorbing moments tonight. She contributed to the enjoyment of most of the people here at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern (Houston, Texas, USA). I'm hoping she can up the tempo in her next fight, then she should start to draw in even more fans. (149 points) That was a nice effort, but I'd say we should expect more from Yuri and Simone. Considering how much they both say they want to win, I think we all expected a bit more.