Post by The Sandmen on Mar 4, 2015 0:53:50 GMT -5
Marloes Coenen looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Megumi Fujii doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Coenen.
It looks like Fujii was hit by a bus!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Fujii's chin! That stops Fujii in her tracks!
Fujii's Right eye is beginning to swell
Marloes Coenen fakes a move and moves laterally.
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Marloes Coenen catches Megumi Fujii's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Coenen.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Fujii
0:39 Round 1 and Fujii is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Megumi Fujii slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Marloes Coenen cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in her guard.
Marloes Coenen keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii tries to show some ground skills
Megumi Fujii put Coenen in half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Fujii
Marloes Coenen is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Fujii
Marloes Coenen isolates Megumi Fujii's left arm looking for an armbar...
Coenen is locking that armbar...
Megumi Fujii manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Marloes Coenen lost her dominant position.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen attempts a triangle from bottom! Megumi Fujii slips out. Coenen quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Megumi Fujii lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Marloes Coenen doesn't break the lock and Megumi Fujii is running out of time!
Hard blow to Fujii's mid-section, she seems hurt
Fujii struggles to free herself
Megumi Fujii lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Marloes Coenen doesn't break the lock and Megumi Fujii is running out of time!
Megumi Fujii slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Fujii's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Fujii's eyes...
Fujii tries to break the lock slamming Marloes Coenen against the mat!
Marloes Coenen doesn't allow Megumi Fujii to escape. She is tightening the Triangle
Crushing shot to Fujii's body! She's holding her side
Coenen is locking that Triangle...
That Triangle looks tight...
Fujii tries to break the lock slamming Marloes Coenen against the mat!
Marloes Coenen doesn't allow Megumi Fujii to escape. She is tightening the Triangle
Megumi Fujii cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Coenen
Coenen works on the ground with her fingers over Fujii's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Coenen
Megumi Fujii looks to posture up and open Marloes Coenen's guard...
Marloes Coenen has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Coenen
2:20 Round 1 and Coenen is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Coenen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Coenen
Megumi Fujii looks to posture up and open Marloes Coenen's guard...
Marloes Coenen has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Marloes Coenen goes with a looping right hand while Megumi Fujii jumps back and jabs
Fujii seems staggered and Marloes Coenen runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Terrible one sided match... Fujii was not ready to fight a fighter of Marloes Coenen caliber.
Marloes Coenen tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Fujii's face
Marloes Coenen has found an opening in the defense of Fujii, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Fujii's ribs.
The ref pulls off Marloes Coenen! Fujii seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Marloes Coenen by TKO (Hook) at 3:09 Round 1
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Fujii needed this to be a lot more on the ground. When it was there, she wasn’t as effective as she could be, and has been in the past. But then again, Coenen is pretty legit. Fujii is just working on being legit. She’ll get there.