Megumi Fujii defeated Nadia van der Wel by Submission (Armbar) 1:43 1R
TOKYO, Dec. 14 -- Oh, boy, I’m full; I can’t eat anymore. By the final match tonight, I was already satisfied with what I watched. The lineup itself was more than luxury for SHOOTO fans. The least famous guy in tonight’s card was maybe Hideki Kadowaki. But still, he’s the No. 10-ranked fighter in SHOOTO's lightweight division. And he’s been exposed in this media and that media, and already has gotten a name for himself -- so he’s not a nobody in the SHOOTO community.
It’s too bad that Jens Pulver joined PRIDE for his December fight. Then UFC veteran Caol Uno didn’t fight in this SHOOTO show either. But again, this lineup looked awesome for me. As a resident of Tokyo, these cards could be better than some UFC shows. These cards were sparkling, top to bottom ... but how about for the other fight fans in Japan? Let’s see how stuffed this Yoyogi 2nd gymnasium was.
When the fights began, the nice side of Masa would say, “it was 50 percent full when the fights started.” But the mean side of Masa says, “Nah, it wasn’t even 30 percent full.” Either way, there weren’t many spectators at the gym when the fights began.
Yeah, it started at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening. Everybody is working on weekdays. Maybe all the barber shop masters could be there for the first fight. (In Japan, Barber’s holiday is Tuesday. It’s an old custom called “tradition.”) So, aside from barbershop masters, everybody must have a hard time to see the first bout of the night, which is fight between Megumi Fujii against Holland's Nadia Van Der Wel.
Megumi Fujii (a.k.a Fujimegu) -- Do you remember her name? I wrote about her a bit in an old smack girl report when she had her pro debut match. Now, she may be “the best” girl fighter in her weight class in this universe. She needed only 103 seconds to cook this Dutch beauty. Well, Van Der Wel belongs to class B of SHOOTO pro-division, and Fujimegu belongs to Class A -- so there’s already a difference, like AAA and AA in MLB.
In this Match, Fujimegu’s technique was just like the one in a textbook: takedown; gain to the half guard; pass the other leg; take side position; armbar with spin around her opponent's head. I can imagine some day, somebody will use this fight film as instructional video titled, “Arm Bar Variation No. 1."
(By the way, you didn't forgot she just defeated Erica Montoya in last month, did you? Yes she did, check out her data on Sherdog.com.)
After the fight, she shared her thoughts about fighting in the SHOOTO Year End show. “This ring is the ring that a lot of male fighters are dreaming to fight in. So, I am very happy that I could fight tonight. But at the same time, I was nervous about performing here instead of those men fighters in the ring of SHOOTO -- at this time of the year -- because my performance had to be very good. ...”
She knows what it means to fight in SHOOTO's Year End show while other girl fighters are just think about earning a “win” in their record. Tonight Fujimegu fought well, and she spoke well, too. Fujimegu literally belongs to Class A. I’d give her 10! Way to go girl! Way to go!
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