Namajunas (left) defeated Jedrzejczyk for the second time. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / @ufcindia
So there is no doubt! Rose Namajunas is, in fact, the Ultimate strawweight champion. The North American proved that the triumph against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217. in November 2017, it was no coincidence. At UFC 223, held in the early hours of this Sunday (08), in New York, she fought a real battle with the Polish woman and after 25 minutes she was declared the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) .
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“I was feeling a little heavier this time, but I did it anyway. She's very good, but I'm the best. I definitely felt like I could have some harm with the strategy of fighting on my feet, but my team prepared me to win,” said Rose, still in the Octagon.
The fight
Movement! This is how the beginning of the struggle between Rose namajunas e Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Polish woman, who has the habit of starting her fights cautiously, changed her tactics in her rematch against the North American. The challenger went up and started landing the best blows. However, the champion quickly entered the game. Rose worked well on her leg movement, to confuse Joanna and work with punches at close range.
Joanna tried to come back better in the second round, but the champion's counterattacks bothered the Polish woman. Namajunas maintained intense speed and footwork to hit the challenger and score points.
In the third round, Jedrzejczyk returned to the game. The Polish started working with low kicks, which decreased with Rose's movement. Even with less movement, Namajunas continued to strike and leave the partial balanced.
Joanna came back even better in the fourth round. Despite the pace of the contest dropping, the challenger continued working with leg kicks while Rose lost her movement. At this time, the fight was still completely undefined.
After losing pace in the previous stages, Rose namajunas came back with everything in the fifth round. The champion walked forward and threw blows at Joanna. The challenger had a swollen eye and a bleeding nose, while Namajunas looked much less injured. Despite suffering hard blows, the Polish woman showed that she had not felt the attacks.
In the final minute, Namajunas managed to take down the challenger, keeping her with her back against the fence until the end of the dispute, a fact that may have defined the winner.
In the end, victory Rose namajunas in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
UFC 223 RESULTS
MAIN CARD
Khabib Nurmagomedov derrotou To the fifth in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-43, 50-44, 50,43) – fight for the lightweight belt
Rose namajunas derrotou Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – fight for the women's strawweight belt
Renato Moicano derrotou Calvin kattar in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Chris Gruetzemacher defeated Joe lauzon by technical knockout 5m from R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Karolina Kowalkiewicz derrotou Felice herrig in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ashlee Evans-Smith defeated Bec Rawlings via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeated Evan dunham by technical knockout at 53 sec. from R1;
Devin Clark defeated Mike Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
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