Post by The Sandmen on Apr 3, 2015 15:27:51 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Fujii while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Meisha Tate is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Megumi Fujii and Meisha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Megumi Fujii tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tate goes down.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate sits up and gets an arm around Fujii's neck!
Fujii pushes Meisha Tate back to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Fujii's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fujii's side.
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Megumi Fujii!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Meisha Tate pushes Megumi Fujii down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Meisha Tate isolates Megumi Fujii's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Megumi Fujii is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Megumi Fujii tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tate leans and gets Megumi Fujii's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Meisha Tate overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fujii pulls her arm out of danger.
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and shows Megumi Fujii a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Tate uses her forearms to block the impact!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tate's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Fujii is holding Meisha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Meisha Tate put Fujii in half guard.
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate tries an armbar from the bottom!
Megumi Fujii breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Megumi Fujii looks to counter!
Megumi Fujii tries to pass Meisha Tate's guard...
Megumi Fujii manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Megumi Fujii tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Tate Hyper-extended her left arm
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate struggles to free herself
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
That kimura looks tight...
Tate breaks the lock.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Megumi Fujii tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Tate struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Tate breaks the lock.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Fujii is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Megumi Fujii hooks Tate's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Tate hyper-extended her leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate struggles to free herself
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Meisha Tate manages to kick Fujii away and scrambles on top!
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Tate tries to stand up!
Fujii doesn't allow her!
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Tate delivers a few accurate elbows!
Megumi Fujii blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Fujii tries an armbar from the bottom!
Meisha Tate breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Meisha Tate looks to posture up and open Megumi Fujii's guard...
Megumi Fujii has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii was tooling Meisha Tate for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Meisha Tate lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fujii reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tate struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Punishing hold!
Megumi Fujii gets her hips extended and Tate is grimacing in pain. Meisha Tate can take the pain no longer and taps!
Winner is Megumi Fujii by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:29 Round 1
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/13 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/8 (25%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
This was shaping up to be a good, epic back and forth fight, but once Fujii got the subs locked in, Tate’s health took a massive hit with each subsequent sub attempt, until she had nothing left and tapped. Good sub performance from Fujii.
Meisha Tate is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Megumi Fujii and Meisha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Megumi Fujii tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tate goes down.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate sits up and gets an arm around Fujii's neck!
Fujii pushes Meisha Tate back to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Fujii's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fujii's side.
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Megumi Fujii!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Meisha Tate pushes Megumi Fujii down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Meisha Tate isolates Megumi Fujii's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Megumi Fujii is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Megumi Fujii tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tate leans and gets Megumi Fujii's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Meisha Tate overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fujii pulls her arm out of danger.
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and shows Megumi Fujii a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Tate uses her forearms to block the impact!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Tate
Fujii positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tate's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Fujii is holding Meisha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Meisha Tate put Fujii in half guard.
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate tries an armbar from the bottom!
Megumi Fujii breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Megumi Fujii looks to counter!
Megumi Fujii tries to pass Meisha Tate's guard...
Megumi Fujii manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Megumi Fujii tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Tate Hyper-extended her left arm
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate struggles to free herself
That kimura from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
That kimura looks tight...
Tate breaks the lock.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Megumi Fujii tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Tate struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Tate breaks the lock.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Fujii is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Megumi Fujii hooks Tate's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Tate hyper-extended her leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate struggles to free herself
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Meisha Tate manages to kick Fujii away and scrambles on top!
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Tate tries to stand up!
Fujii doesn't allow her!
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Tate delivers a few accurate elbows!
Megumi Fujii blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Fujii tries an armbar from the bottom!
Meisha Tate breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Meisha Tate looks to posture up and open Megumi Fujii's guard...
Megumi Fujii has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii was tooling Meisha Tate for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Meisha Tate lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fujii reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tate struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Fujii is locking that Kneebar...
Punishing hold!
Megumi Fujii gets her hips extended and Tate is grimacing in pain. Meisha Tate can take the pain no longer and taps!
Winner is Megumi Fujii by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:29 Round 1
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/13 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/8 (25%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
This was shaping up to be a good, epic back and forth fight, but once Fujii got the subs locked in, Tate’s health took a massive hit with each subsequent sub attempt, until she had nothing left and tapped. Good sub performance from Fujii.