Post by The Sandmen on Jul 30, 2015 15:15:59 GMT -5
Megumi Fujii looks very relaxed.
Carla Esparza glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Megumi Fujii and Carla Esparza touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Good movement from Esparza
who is bobbing and weaving.
Megumi Fujii tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Esparza is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Megumi Fujii is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Fujii
She succeeds!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Esparza
Fujii is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Esparza
Fujii is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Megumi Fujii uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Fujii tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Fujii is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Carla Esparza, who is barely covering up!
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Esparza
Fujii is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Megumi Fujii uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Esparza
Fujii is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Megumi Fujii uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Megumi Fujii is in closed guard over Esparza
Fujii tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Megumi Fujii fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Esparza
Fujii is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Carla Esparza, who is barely covering up!
Megumi Fujii is in half guard over Esparza
Megumi Fujii isolates Carla Esparza's right arm looking for an armbar...
Carla Esparza manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Megumi Fujii lost her dominant position.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Esparza
She succeeds!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Esparza's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Esparza's side.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Esparza is in closed guard... Fujii tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Megumi Fujii is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Fujii delivers a few accurate elbows!
Esparza is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Fujii is in rear mount over Esparza
Megumi Fujii tries to get her arm under Carla Esparza's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Carla Esparza's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Carla Esparza easily defends the attempt.
Fujii is in rear mount over Esparza
Fujii is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Megumi Fujii tries to get her arm under Carla Esparza's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Carla Esparza's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Carla Esparza easily defends the attempt.
Fujii is in rear mount over Esparza
Megumi Fujii tries to get her arm under Carla Esparza's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Carla Esparza's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Carla Esparza easily defends the attempt.
Fujii is in rear mount over Esparza
Megumi Fujii throws her leg over Carla Esparza's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Megumi Fujii's rear naked choke attempt!
Esparza's Nose is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Carla Esparza frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Megumi Fujii and ends up on top!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Terrible one sided match... Esparza was not ready to fight a fighter of Megumi Fujii caliber.
Megumi Fujii overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Esparza pulls her arm out of danger.
Fujii misses a step and Carla Esparza sees an opportunity to counter her!
Esparza tries to escape from the closed guard
Carla Esparza any adventage in the ground.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Esparza is in closed guard... Fujii tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Megumi Fujii is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Fujii goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Esparza struggles to free herself
That Armbar looks tight...
Carla Esparza breaks the lock and pushes away Megumi Fujii, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Megumi Fujii. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii measures the resilience of Esparza's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Esparza's side.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fujii
Fujii tries to close her guard around Esparza
She succeeds!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Esparza tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fujii leans and gets Carla Esparza's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Megumi Fujii overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Fujii is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Esparza tries to break the lock slamming Megumi Fujii against the mat!
Megumi Fujii doesn't allow Carla Esparza to escape. She is tightening the Shoulder Lock
Esparza struggles to free herself
Esparza pulls her arm out of danger.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Carla Esparza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Fujii's moves.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fujii
Esparza is in closed guard... Fujii tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Megumi Fujii is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Megumi Fujii tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fujii is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Megumi Fujii appears to be unbreakable
Esparza Hyper-extended her arm
You can see the pain reflected in Esparza's eyes...
The pain forces Esparza to tap! This is over!
Winner is Megumi Fujii by Submission (armbar) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Megumi Fujii
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/20 (80%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Fujii getting it done. Carla needs some work still. And so on.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!