Fujii vs. Yamanaka

[The Sandmen]

Megumi Fujii doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Hiroko Yamanaka shifts back and forth nervously.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.

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Round 1
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Fujii and Yamanaka move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Fujii is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Megumi Fujii isolates Hiroko Yamanaka's right arm looking for an armbar...
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Fujii
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Megumi Fujii can't prevent her opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Fujii
Fujii reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Yamanaka blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Fujii
Fujii throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Hiroko Yamanaka realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Megumi Fujii. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) are cheering for the fighters.
Fujii is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Megumi Fujii throws a flurry of punches at Yamanaka...
Yamanaka is defending herself well. None of them connect.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to turn away and scramble out. Megumi Fujii takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Hiroko Yamanaka spins out and gets back to her feet.
Fujii clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Megumi Fujii in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Yamanaka
Megumi Fujii tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is cooling the fight on the ground
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Fujii tries to escape from the closed guard
Megumi Fujii any adventage in the ground.
Fujii misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Fujii blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) are cheering for the fighters.
Yamanaka fires low kicks
punishing Fujii's legs repeatedly.
Fujii grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Yamanaka
Fujii works on the ground with her fingers over Yamanaka's face
Yamanaka shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Yamanaka
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Megumi Fujii can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Megumi Fujii tries to finish with a leg lock!
Yamanaka is able to break the lock.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Fujii is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Megumi Fujii!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to better her position on the ground...
Yamanaka is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii tries to escape from the full mount...
Hiroko Yamanaka is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii tries to show some ground skills
Megumi Fujii put Yamanaka in half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Fujii
Yamanaka launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Megumi Fujii is not able to stop Fujii ground skills and Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Yamanaka slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Megumi Fujii.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Megumi Fujii down and prevents her attempts to escape
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Hiroko Yamanaka, but it's close.



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Round 2
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Low kick by Megumi Fujii to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Megumi Fujii gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Fujii may be in trouble!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Fujii decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Megumi Fujii shoots for a double leg takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Megumi Fujii!
Yamanaka ducks under...
Megumi Fujii gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
A bad move from Megumi Fujii
allows Yamanaka to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Yamanaka moves backwards and Megumi Fujii is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Yamanaka throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fujii's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Fujii and Yamanaka circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Megumi Fujii to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Yamanaka and Fujii circle around the center of the cage.
Not a desiderable position that Fujii is in now. Hiroko Yamanaka is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Incredible high kick!
Fujii is worried!
Fujii wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka wants nothing of that and pushes Fujii.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Superb haymaker by Yamanaka
that lands on Fujii's face like a cannon ball!
Megumi Fujii seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Megumi Fujii looks rattled! Hiroko Yamanaka sees her opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Megumi Fujii is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Fujii laid out on the mat! Hiroko Yamanaka's corner come in to congratulate her!
Fujii's Forehead is beginning to swell
Fujii has a small cut in her Forehead

Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punches) at 2:24 Round 2

Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 2/8 (25%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 251 s

Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 251 s

Yamanaka proves that she belongs in the top 10, taking out former top-tier fighter Fujii, who proves she has fallen and needs some help getting back in the mix.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

lol Wow... Yamanaka's been so bad lately that I though Fujii would take this... Interesting.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

lol phx and his azn fetish

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Oct 18, 2014 15:12:49 GMT -5 xx - Camp Cannon said:

lol phx and his azn fetish

azn fetish? wtf is that?

[The Sandmen]

It's abstract, even by Cannon standards, but think on it for a couple seconds. You'll get it.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Oct 18, 2014 19:18:21 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

It's abstract, even by Cannon standards, but think on it for a couple seconds. You'll get it.

Not worth my time thinking about Cannon's gibberish lol

[The Sandmen]

Oh, but that's the fun. He is an enigma, like a Sudoku.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Oct 18, 2014 20:00:46 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Oh, but that's the fun. He is an enigma, like a Sudoku.

Not a fan of Sudoku either, so it works out... lol

[Ferocity]

Hiroko seems to be very streaky- but for an ignored gal she does pretty well!

[The Sandmen]

Stop ignoring her and she will be much better.