【导读】“我们是冠军,不是暴君。”前不久,UFC(终极格斗)中国首位冠军张伟丽的卫冕战在美国拉斯维加斯举行。最终,张伟丽击败波兰选手、前草量级冠军乔安娜·耶德尔泽西克,继续保有UFC女子草量级金腰带。张伟丽赛后除了对赛前对手的垃圾话予以回应,还表示“疫情不是中国人的事,而是全人类面临的事,希望大家共同努力”。
Zhang Weili seals her championship. XINHUA
It was a battle of power, as China’s Zhang Weili took on Polish rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk in what is being called one of the greatest fights in women’s MMA history.
中国选手张伟丽迎战波兰劲敌乔安娜·耶德尔泽西克的比赛是一场力量之战,被誉为女子综合格斗历史上最精彩的比赛之一。
In UFC 248 on March in Las Vegas, US, the 30-year-old Zhang came out victorious in a 25-minute brawl that could only be separated by the judges’ split-decision.
在今年3月于拉斯维加斯举行的终极格斗冠军赛248站中,经过裁判的分歧判定,30岁的张伟丽从这场25分钟的鏖战中胜出。
The bout was Zhang’s first defence of her UFC strawweight title after she became China’s first-ever UFC champion last September. That fight lasted just 42 seconds, but Jedrzejczyk presented a host of new challenges for Zhang.
这场较量是张伟丽首度卫冕终极格斗冠军赛草量级金腰带,去年九月,她成为了中国首位终极格斗冠军赛冠军。当时那场比赛仅历时42秒,但乔安娜却给张伟丽带来了新挑战。
From round one, both fighters went back and forth with barely a lull in the action. Zhang’s considerable punching power gave her the early advantage as the pair traded in the first and second rounds.
第一轮比赛,两名选手来回出拳,动作几乎没有停下。在前两轮交锋中,张伟丽凭借拳拳重击获得领先优势。
However, as a former five-time defending champion, Jedrzejczyk used her greater experience and switched her style, catching Zhang with huge kicks to the face and body to win round three.
然而,作为一位曾经5次卫冕冠军的老将,乔安娜利用自己更为丰富的经验转变了打法,她几记扫腿踢中了张伟丽的面部和身体,从而压制住了张伟丽,赢下第三轮比赛。
Going into the championship rounds, despite looking the more tired, Zhang again caught her opponent with well-timed counter punches but also sustained heavy blows to the head, giving her a bloody nose. It was hard to choose between the two women. Two of the three judges scored in favor of Zhang by just a single point, earning Zhang her first title defence.
在决胜轮中,尽管张伟丽看上去体力有所下降,但她再次瞅准时机有力地回击了对手;然而,她头部也遭到多次重击,导致鼻子出血。两位女选手之间难分伯仲。最后,三位裁判中有两位判定张伟丽以1分的微弱优势胜出,首度卫冕成功。
UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, said after the bout that it was “the greatest fight” he has ever seen in women’s MMA and congratulated Zhang’s “epic performance”.
终极格斗冠军赛评论员乔·罗根表示,这场较量是他看过的“最精彩的女子综合格斗比赛”,并对张伟丽“史诗级的表现”表示祝贺。
But for Zhang, “It was a tough journey for me to be here at a tough time for my country ... I hope everybody can stand together to fight the virus with an united effort,” she said.
但对张伟丽来说,“在祖国的艰难时刻出战,这对我而言也是一段艰难的旅程……我希望大家都能团结一心,共同出力抗击病毒,”她说道。