Post by The Sandmen on Nov 29, 2014 15:34:06 GMT -5
Megumi Fujii glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Zoila Gurgel looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Megumi Fujii and Zoila Gurgel touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Megumi Fujii shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fujii is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gurgel and Fujii circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Zoila Gurgel!
Fujii is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Zoila Gurgel creates space and allows Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Fujii climbs to her feet and is standing now.
A right hand from Zoila Gurgel
makes Fujii stumble back!
Gurgel decides to launch some tentative punches
Fujii launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Gurgel with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Megumi Fujii is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii leans forwards and tries to grapple with Gurgel
Fujii shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Fujii is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Megumi Fujii's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Gurgel is throwing a flurry of punches!
Megumi Fujii just can't get away!
Fujii doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Fujii forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gurgel 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.
Megumi Fujii tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Zoila Gurgel slightly pushes Fujii into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Fujii is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel loses balance and goes to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii goes for an americana!
Punishing hold!
Gurgel breaks free.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii isolates Zoila Gurgel's right arm looking for an armbar...
Zoila Gurgel manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel 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 side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii hooks Gurgel's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Zoila Gurgel manages to kick Fujii away and scrambles on top!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel hovers above Fujii
Good punches to Fujii's body.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Zoila Gurgel fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Fujii's face!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Megumi Fujii efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Deep breaths from Megumi Fujii who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hard blow to Gurgel's mid-section, she seems hurt
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Gurgel's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Gurgel
Megumi Fujii isolates Zoila Gurgel's right arm looking for an armbar...
Zoila Gurgel manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fujii throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Zoila Gurgel realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fujii looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Zoila Gurgel's punches
Fujii is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gurgel.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Fujii clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Megumi Fujii is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii sits up and gets an arm around Gurgel's neck!
Gurgel pushes Megumi Fujii back to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Fujii
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Fujii was not ready to fight a fighter of Zoila Gurgel caliber.
Megumi Fujii goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gurgel seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Megumi Fujii throws an uppercut
Gurgel slips it.
Fujii clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fujii is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Fujii's mid-section, she seems hurt
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Gurgel spins out, but Megumi Fujii was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Gurgel is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Back to the beginning! Zoila Gurgel is standing now.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii kicks her legs trying to keep Zoila Gurgel away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Megumi Fujii is standing now.
Gurgel launches a kick
Fujii checks it and keeps distance.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Zoila Gurgel swings...
hard impact to Fujii's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel and Fujii engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megumi Fujii is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Megumi Fujii tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Zoila Gurgel swings and Fujii has to retreat
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fujii is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii works on the ground with her fingers over Gurgel's face
Gurgel shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gurgel moves on the ground
Zoila Gurgel moves to side mount
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Megumi Fujii...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Megumi Fujii tries to roll to her side and trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel slides her arm under Megumi Fujii's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Megumi Fujii pulls down on Zoila Gurgel's hand and staves off danger
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel was tooling Megumi Fujii for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Megumi Fujii lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gurgel gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Megumi Fujii! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Megumi Fujii doesn't defend herself!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Gurgel is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel tries to get her arm under Megumi Fujii's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Megumi Fujii's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Megumi Fujii easily defends the attempt.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Fujii! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii with one hook in
Deep breaths from Megumi Fujii who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Fujii.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii with two hooks in
Fujii is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Tremendous strikes from Fujii!
Gurgel blocks with confidence
Megumi Fujii gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel tries a hook to the body
and hits Fujii ribs hard
Megumi Fujii attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
that stun Fujii.
Fujii has a small cut in her Left cheek
Fujii throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Brilliant combination from Zoila Gurgel
that forces Fujii to try and defend better.
Brilliant combination from Zoila Gurgel
that forces Fujii to try and defend better.
Gurgel moves backwards and Megumi Fujii is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Fujii has a small cut in her Right cheek
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Megumi Fujii is on her feet again.
Fujii wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Gurgel wants nothing of that and pushes Fujii.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Fujii leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Megumi Fujii's Nose
You can see Fujii's blood making stains in the mat.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fujii doesn't stop bleeding.
Fujii pushes Zoila Gurgel and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Fujii has a small cut in her Right eye
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii kicks her legs trying to keep Zoila Gurgel away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii is a bloody mess!
Megumi Fujii launches an up-kick intended for Zoila Gurgel's head...
Gurgel leans out of the way.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii launches an up-kick intended for Zoila Gurgel's head...
Gurgel leans out of the way.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Megumi Fujii is standing now.
Megumi Fujii launches a body shot
Gurgel dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Megumi Fujii continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Zoila Gurgel tries a middle kick
Fujii blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Fujii was not intelligently defending herself!
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by TKO (Middle kick) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 3/12 (25%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 27/37 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/11 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
This should-be submission war was surprisingly diverse. Both brought something, but Zoila was a bit more effective at the everything she brought.
Zoila Gurgel looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Megumi Fujii and Zoila Gurgel touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Megumi Fujii shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fujii is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gurgel and Fujii circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Zoila Gurgel!
Fujii is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Zoila Gurgel creates space and allows Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Fujii climbs to her feet and is standing now.
A right hand from Zoila Gurgel
makes Fujii stumble back!
Gurgel decides to launch some tentative punches
Fujii launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Gurgel with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Megumi Fujii is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii leans forwards and tries to grapple with Gurgel
Fujii shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Fujii is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Megumi Fujii's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Gurgel is throwing a flurry of punches!
Megumi Fujii just can't get away!
Fujii doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Fujii forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gurgel 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.
Megumi Fujii tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Zoila Gurgel slightly pushes Fujii into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Fujii is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel loses balance and goes to the ground.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii goes for an americana!
Punishing hold!
Gurgel breaks free.
Megumi Fujii is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii isolates Zoila Gurgel's right arm looking for an armbar...
Zoila Gurgel manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel 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 side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Megumi Fujii hooks Gurgel's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Zoila Gurgel manages to kick Fujii away and scrambles on top!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel hovers above Fujii
Good punches to Fujii's body.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Zoila Gurgel fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Fujii's face!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Megumi Fujii efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Deep breaths from Megumi Fujii who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hard blow to Gurgel's mid-section, she seems hurt
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Gurgel's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Gurgel
Megumi Fujii isolates Zoila Gurgel's right arm looking for an armbar...
Zoila Gurgel manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fujii throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Zoila Gurgel realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fujii looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Zoila Gurgel's punches
Fujii is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gurgel.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Fujii clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Megumi Fujii is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii sits up and gets an arm around Gurgel's neck!
Gurgel pushes Megumi Fujii back to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Fujii
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Fujii was not ready to fight a fighter of Zoila Gurgel caliber.
Megumi Fujii goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gurgel seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Megumi Fujii throws an uppercut
Gurgel slips it.
Fujii clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fujii is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Fujii's mid-section, she seems hurt
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Gurgel spins out, but Megumi Fujii was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Gurgel is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Back to the beginning! Zoila Gurgel is standing now.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii kicks her legs trying to keep Zoila Gurgel away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Megumi Fujii is standing now.
Gurgel launches a kick
Fujii checks it and keeps distance.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Zoila Gurgel swings...
hard impact to Fujii's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel and Fujii engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megumi Fujii is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Megumi Fujii tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Zoila Gurgel swings and Fujii has to retreat
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fujii is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii works on the ground with her fingers over Gurgel's face
Gurgel shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gurgel moves on the ground
Zoila Gurgel moves to side mount
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Megumi Fujii
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Megumi Fujii...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Megumi Fujii tries to roll to her side and trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel slides her arm under Megumi Fujii's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Megumi Fujii pulls down on Zoila Gurgel's hand and staves off danger
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel was tooling Megumi Fujii for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Megumi Fujii lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gurgel gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Megumi Fujii! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Megumi Fujii doesn't defend herself!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Gurgel is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Zoila Gurgel tries to get her arm under Megumi Fujii's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Megumi Fujii's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Megumi Fujii easily defends the attempt.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Fujii! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii with one hook in
Deep breaths from Megumi Fujii who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Fujii.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Fujii with two hooks in
Fujii is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Tremendous strikes from Fujii!
Gurgel blocks with confidence
Megumi Fujii gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel tries a hook to the body
and hits Fujii ribs hard
Megumi Fujii attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
that stun Fujii.
Fujii has a small cut in her Left cheek
Fujii throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Brilliant combination from Zoila Gurgel
that forces Fujii to try and defend better.
Brilliant combination from Zoila Gurgel
that forces Fujii to try and defend better.
Gurgel moves backwards and Megumi Fujii is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Fujii has a small cut in her Right cheek
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Megumi Fujii is on her feet again.
Fujii wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Gurgel wants nothing of that and pushes Fujii.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Fujii leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Megumi Fujii's Nose
You can see Fujii's blood making stains in the mat.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fujii doesn't stop bleeding.
Fujii pushes Zoila Gurgel and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Gurgel showing excellent timing, blasts Megumi Fujii with a right hand.
Great hook by Zoila Gurgel! Megumi Fujii is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Fujii has a small cut in her Right eye
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii kicks her legs trying to keep Zoila Gurgel away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii is a bloody mess!
Megumi Fujii launches an up-kick intended for Zoila Gurgel's head...
Gurgel leans out of the way.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Megumi Fujii launches an up-kick intended for Zoila Gurgel's head...
Gurgel leans out of the way.
Gurgel is standing while Fujii is on the ground on her back
Gurgel moves backwards and gestures for Megumi Fujii to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Megumi Fujii is standing now.
Megumi Fujii launches a body shot
Gurgel dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Megumi Fujii continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Zoila Gurgel tries a middle kick
Fujii blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Fujii was not intelligently defending herself!
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by TKO (Middle kick) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 3/12 (25%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 27/37 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/11 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
This should-be submission war was surprisingly diverse. Both brought something, but Zoila was a bit more effective at the everything she brought.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!