Nágila Goku wins Fight do Milhão after punishing Sattelmayer
Nágila Goku won the Fight do Milhão strawweight belt by stopping Bianca Sattelmayer with a technical knockout 5min into the fourth round, taking R$ 500 mil; at 33, she has eight wins in nine fights, the only defeat coming against Brena Cardozo.
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Neste sábado, Nágila Goku agarrou a segunda chance: campeã do Fight do Milhão no peso-palha (até 52 kg), leva o cinturão e R$ 500 mil. No ano passado ela havia caído na estreia do peso-mosca.
Aos 33 anos, ela parou Bianca Sattelmayer por nocaute técnico: o médico interrompeu o combate a 5min do quarto round, ao avaliar que a rival não podia continuar.
“Recentemente minha equipe perdeu um grande líder, um amigo, um irmão, um cara que era adorado e querido por todos, que é o Allan Puro Osso. Essa vitória aqui também foi pra ele. Allan, aonde você estiver, meu irmão, eu ganhei!”, gritou no microfone, lembrando o lutador da Chute Boxe/Diego Lima.
Para chegar ao título, passou por Fabrizia Ketlinn na decisão unânime e finalizou Regiane Borges na semi. Tem oito vitórias em nove lutas; a única derrota, para Brena Cardozo, no Fight do Milhão do ano passado.
O primeiro round foi frenético. Bianca tentou impor a trocação, chegou a ficar por cima buscando ground and pound, mas levou a resposta no fim: Nágila abriu um corte no rosto dela, aplicou uma queda e tentou uma guilhotina.
No segundo, a Chute Boxe cresceu e passou a acertar mais. O terceiro foi mais lento, todo em cima, com leve vantagem de Nágila na distância.
No quarto, Bianca voltou tentando impor o ritmo e aplicou uma queda, mas perdeu a pegada. Nágila respondeu com uma blitz dura, emendou uma série de golpes no rosto e a luta só não seguiu porque o médico vetou a continuação.
No card do Jungle Fight 156, Fabrício Bakai levou a melhor sobre Ernane Pimenta, com desistência aos 30s do R2; Rafael Cabeça nocauteou Matheus Araújo a 1min42s do R1.
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