So Megumi Fujii appeared on Shooto's 20th anniversary show at JCB Hall today. It's a big show so it's understandable that she would want to represent women's MMA. But why is she facing a Korean kickboxer named Chu Won Bun in her MMA debut? I don't know either. Short of Lisa Ward or Yuka Tsuji, most fighters facing Fujii are more sacrificial lamb than opponent. But I don't know why they needed to bring in a warm body from Korea. It went as expected. Chu is a southpaw and tries to establish her kicks. but Fujii takes her down with an ankle lock. Then with lightning speed, she switches to an V1 armlock and starts pounding her in the head as well. That's it. Chu taps out and Mega Megu wins in 52 seconds of round one. Thanks for coming out.EDIT: The Shooto show was on Japanese TV last night so it didn't take very long for Megumi Fujii's match to turn up online. In fact, Megumi posted it on her MySpace. So enjoy the match such as it is. It just shows that no opponent can be tentative with her or Mega Megu will make her pay in short order. Her initial takedown is astonishing.
Megumi Fujii vs Choi Eon Bun
I didn't even see Chu tap, the ref just sort of called it. Megu needs some real competition, she's just tearing through these girls.
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