PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froi Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the ring accompanied by rock superstar - cyprus hill. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Froi Satur was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sakuraba
vs
Satur

185 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
201 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Froi Satur!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Satur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Satur moves out of range.
Sakuraba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satur.
Satur digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Satur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Satur moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Satur. Beautiful body shot.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shinya Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba checks the leg kick.
Satur takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba throws a nice looking combination but Satur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satur avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Satur has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Satur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur connects with a knee to the head.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satur.
Satur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Satur lands an uppercut.
Satur working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Satur presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur lands a left hand.
Satur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
A short right from Satur on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Satur.
Satur trying to stall but Sakuraba improves his position.
Satur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Satur.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sakuraba.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Satur has his back to the ropes.
Knees to the body from Satur.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur blocks an elbow strike.
Satur digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satur obliges.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Satur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Satur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba working Satur over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur working aggressively here.
Sakuraba lands an elbow inside.
Satur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satur lands a shoulder strike.
Satur managing to block the knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Satur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakuraba pushes off an throws an elbow but Satur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Satur lands a nice knee to the body.
Satur blocks the elbow strike.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Satur lands a knee to the body.
Satur wants to stall.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Satur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
Satur avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satur avoids it.
Satur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Satur.
Sakuraba landing knees to the head.
Satur with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satur is defending well for now.
Sakuraba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satur trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba letting Satur take a breather here.
Satur connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Satur working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Satur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satur obliges.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land knees in the clinch but Satur avoids the damage to the body.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Satur can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Satur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Sakuraba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Satur tries to tie him up.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Satur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
Satur with a knee to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
A body shot lands from Satur.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satur.
Nice body punch from Satur.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froi Satur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satur misses with a hook.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Satur dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Satur moves out of range easily.
Satur lands the left hand.
Satur's corner calls for a 1-2. Satur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satur works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satur lands with an uppercut that bounces Sakuraba off the ropes and back into rage.
Satur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Satur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Satur lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur is working Sakuraba over against the ropes.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satur is defending well for now.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Satur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sakuraba.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Satur throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Satur lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakuraba landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Satur.
Satur blocks the elbow strike.
Sakuraba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satur obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur blocks the elbow strike.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Satur tries to tie him up.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Sakuraba.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur blocks the elbow strike.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satur avoids it.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Sakuraba tries to land knees in the clinch but Satur avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Satur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Satur is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns Satur into the ropes.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Sakuraba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Satur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Satur.
Satur effectively controlling the action here.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Satur fails to land.
Satur lands a left hand.
Satur blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Satur is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satur backwards.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur tries a body shot but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Satur lands a body punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Sakuraba.
Satur scores a nice knee to the body.
Satur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satur with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries to work over Satur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Satur.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Satur pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satur taking a breather.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Satur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satur landing knees to the head.
Satur lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satur.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Satur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Satur.
Satur with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur avoiding damage.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur scores a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
Satur wants to stall.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Satur.
Satur cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Satur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba connects with a knee to the head.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Satur holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Satur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froi Satur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Satur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shinya Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Satur cracks Sakuraba with a good jab.

Satur has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satur is defending well for now.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands with a light punch inside.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Nice body punch from Satur - that landed with a thud.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satur scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satur avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Satur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Satur dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Satur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Satur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satur managing to block the knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Sakuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Satur scores with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Satur.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba scores with a knee to the head.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Satur lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Satur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Satur 's eye.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Satur tries to tie him up.
Satur swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satur with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Satur backwards.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur scores with a hook to the body.
Satur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Satur.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Satur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Satur trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Satur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satur looking to stall.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satur's face.
Satur avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Satur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satur scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Satur avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Satur scores with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Satur avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
Satur working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur scores a nice knee to the body.
Satur can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Sakuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satur backwards.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow.
Satur wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakuraba.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba lands with a left to the head.
Sakuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Satur.
Satur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Satur connects with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Satur 's eye.
Satur avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satur.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Satur.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Satur misses with some punches.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Satur connects with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Satur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Satur.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Satur.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur landing knees to the body.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Satur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satur scores with a hook to the body.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Satur scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Satur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakuraba scores with a shot to the side of Satur's head.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur lands a shot to the body.
Sakuraba lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Satur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Still in the clinch, Satur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Satur.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Satur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakuraba scores a nice knee to the body.
Satur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froi Satur really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Satur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Satur throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Satur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Satur misses the shot to the body.
Satur tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Satur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satur.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satur.
Sakuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba ducks right into an uppercut from Satur.
Satur lands a jab to the nose.
Satur digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Satur lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Satur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Satur throws a low kick, looking for Sakuraba's leg but Sakuraba calmly moves out of range.
Sakuraba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Satur.
Satur throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Satur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Satur forces Sakuraba back against the ropes and clinches.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur lands a knee to the body.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
Satur tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba gets through Satur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Satur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Satur is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Satur has his back to the ropes.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Satur to work.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satur's face.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba scores a nice knee to the body.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Satur trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Satur into the ropes.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Satur avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satur obliges.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba scores with a shot to the side of Satur's head.
Satur missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Satur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Sakuraba scores with a hook to the body.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Satur.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Satur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur managing to block the knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow.
Satur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Satur landing knees to the head.
Satur tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Satur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satur takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satur misses with the head strike.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba lands an elbow inside that Satur shrugs off.
Satur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Sakuraba.
Satur managing to block the knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Satur's brow.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satur gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Satur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur managing to block the knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur looking to stall.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Satur lands a body shot.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Satur swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satur is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Satur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Satur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satur.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Satur is blocking nicely.
Satur lands a knee to the head.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satur is defending well for now.
Satur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba lands with a left to the head.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Satur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Satur looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Satur 's eye.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Froi Satur dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satur.
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
Satur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakuraba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Satur.
Sakuraba defending well as Satur loads up on a big left hand.
Satur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satur misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Satur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Satur thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Satur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Satur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Satur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sakuraba checks it well.
Sakuraba throws a combination that misses
letting Satur counter with a right hand.
Satur with a jab.
Sakuraba misses with a combination
and Satur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
Satur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks.
Satur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satur circles away quickly and effectively.
Satur lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
Satur scores with a jab to the head.
Sakuraba moves forwards but Satur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuraba.
Satur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - Satur had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Sakuraba.
Satur lands with a good body shot.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Satur moves out of range.
Satur swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Satur connects with a single shot there.
Satur lands a jab.
Satur blocks a jab.
Satur digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sakuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Satur.
Satur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satur counters with a nice body shot.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Satur jabs at Sakuraba's body.
Satur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Satur lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.
Satur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satur.
Satur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satur.
Satur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satur counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Sakuraba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Satur.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Satur ducks under and follows up with a left that Satur also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Satur.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Satur throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satur counters with a nice uppercut.
Satur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satur.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Satur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satur circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Satur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Sakuraba takes one to the chin there.
Sakuraba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Satur looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Satur lands a lovely overhand right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
Jab from Satur.
Sakuraba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Satur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satur works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
Satur slips a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satur scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sakuraba checks a low kick from Satur.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that Satur avoids nicely.
Satur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Satur avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Sakuraba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Satur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Satur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakuraba thinking.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Satur scores with a nice right hand.
Sakuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Satur to score with a decent uppercut.
Satur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Satur avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Satur.
Satur lands with a good body shot.
Sakuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba drops his hands momentarily and Satur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Satur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Satur moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Satur avoids them all with ease.

Satur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satur with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Satur.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satur.
Satur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Satur blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Satur.
Satur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Satur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Satur blocks the elbow strike.
Satur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Satur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satur avoids it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Satur lands with a left to the head.
Satur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakuraba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Satur throws knees to the body.
Satur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuraba with a knee to the head.
Satur blocking some punches.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Satur blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Satur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satur's face.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Satur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satur blocks it with crossed arms.
Satur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Satur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satur avoids it.
Satur avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
Satur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satur obliges.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Satur.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satur looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Froi Satur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Froi Satur!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Froi Satur!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Froi Satur!

Froi Satur wins by unanimous decision!