Post by The Sandmen on Sept 6, 2018 8:33:20 GMT -5
Megumi Fujii looks very relaxed.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
Fujii is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Jedrzejczyk feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Fujii moves aside and dodges.
Jedrzejczyk misses a step and Megumi Fujii sees an opportunity to counter her!
Fujii is holding Joanna Jedrzejczyk's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk shows great balance while pushing away Megumi Fujii
Fujii leads with a punch
Joanna Jedrzejczyk evades but whiffs with a counter.
Fujii tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Good leg kicks from Megumi Fujii.
Jedrzejczyk winces a bit.
Fujii is holding Joanna Jedrzejczyk's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk loses balance and goes to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Fujii tries to open up Joanna Jedrzejczyk's defense faking a few punches.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk wraps her arms around Fujii's arms and counters the punches.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Megumi Fujii isolates Joanna Jedrzejczyk's right arm looking for an armbar...
Joanna Jedrzejczyk manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in open guard over Fujii
Jedrzejczyk works on the ground with her fingers over Fujii's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Jedrzejczyk
She is not able to do it
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Jedrzejczyk
She is not able to do it
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Jedrzejczyk
She is not able to do it
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jedrzejczyk blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
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 Arena Joondalup (Joondalup, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Megumi Fujii launches a body shot
Jedrzejczyk evades.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk gets sloppy and Megumi Fujii tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megumi Fujii!
Jedrzejczyk ducks under...
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii goes with a looping right hand while Joanna Jedrzejczyk jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Jedrzejczyk seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Fujii seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Fujii looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Joanna Jedrzejczyk's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii was tooling Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Joanna Jedrzejczyk lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Fujii stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Joanna Jedrzejczyk is coming in again!
Jedrzejczyk pushes Megumi Fujii and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Fujii decides to launch some tentative punches
Jedrzejczyk launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Fujii with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Fujii has a small cut in her Chin
Nice punches from Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Fujii staggers backwards. Jedrzejczyk wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
3:23 Round 1 and Jedrzejczyk is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jedrzejczyk steps backwards away from Megumi Fujii. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nice punch by Joanna Jedrzejczyk
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Fujii's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Joanna Jedrzejczyk!
Fujii is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Fujii's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Joanna Jedrzejczyk suddenly spins around...
and she connects with a spinning back fist just on Fujii's chin!
Joanna Jedrzejczyk fakes a punch and launches herself over Megumi Fujii
Great move by Jedrzejczyk who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Fujii doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Joanna Jedrzejczyk embrace and tries to move away...
Joanna Jedrzejczyk pushes Fujii forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jedrzejczyk is launching some bone breaking punches to Fujii's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Megumi Fujii's eyes.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jedrzejczyk tries to take Megumi Fujii down... Fujii stumbles backwards and Joanna Jedrzejczyk launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Fujii's jaw!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Megumi Fujii shoots and grab both of Joanna Jedrzejczyk's leg, attempting to take her down with a Double Leg
Joanna Jedrzejczyk managed to pull back her leg from Megumi Fujii's grip and move away from her
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Several good body shots
land on Fujii.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Megumi Fujii is taking the best of the fight.
Megumi Fujii tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Joanna Jedrzejczyk jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Fujii's chin! That stops Fujii in her tracks!
There is a small laceration on Megumi Fujii's Right eye
Crisp uppercut by Jedrzejczyk followed by a hard jab
Megumi Fujii stumbles back.
Fujii has a small cut in her Left cheek
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jedrzejczyk has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Fujii's face
Josh Rosenthal is asking Fujii to defend herself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Fujii.
Fujii's Mouth is beginning to swell
Fujii has a small cut in her Mouth
Winner is Joanna Jedrzejczyk by TKO (Punch) at 0:58 Round 2
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 71 s
Statistics: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Punches 24/33 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 71 s
JJ has always had Fujii’s number, but not that she had fine-tunes, maybe moreso? Time, as they say, will time.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!