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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Arcinas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hanamichi Sakuragi's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Arcinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Arcinas blocks the leg kick.
Arcinas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakuragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcinas fails to land the takedown.
Sakuragi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arcinas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuragi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arcinas's head.
Arcinas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arcinas throws a head kick but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Sakuragi misses with a leg kick.
Arcinas tries to clinch there but Sakuragi circles away.
Arcinas doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuragi circles away.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Arcinas does no damage.
Arcinas scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuragi misses the target.
Sakuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcinas.
Sakuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Arcinas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arcinas avoids the body shot from Sakuragi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi slaps away a takedown attempt from Arcinas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuragi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arcinas.
Sakuragi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arcinas tries to clinch up.
Arcinas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arcinas tries to clinch there but Sakuragi circles away.
Arcinas tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Sakuragi scores with a push kick.
Sakuragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcinas is just out of range.
Arcinas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakuragi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arcinas is breathing heavily.
Arcinas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuragi throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakuragi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcinas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looks to land a right hand but Arcinas moved out of range.
Sakuragi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arcinas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakuragi misses with a double jab.
Sakuragi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Sakuragi throws a nice looking combination but Arcinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Arcinas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arcinas tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves out of range.
A jab from Sakuragi misses.
Arcinas misses with a wild combination.
Sakuragi misses with a kick to the body.
Arcinas tries to clinch there but Sakuragi circles away.
Arcinas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
Arcinas moves out of range as Sakuragi throws a body kick.
Sakuragi throws a series of punches but Arcinas avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanamichi Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuragi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakuragi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakuragi wants it to stay on the feet.
Arcinas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuragi misses with a low kick.
Sakuragi misses with a low kick.
Sakuragi misses the shot to the body.
Sakuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a head kick but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Sakuragi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Arcinas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arcinas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination but Arcinas avoids it well.
Sakuragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
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.
Arcinas avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arcinas.
Arcinas misses with a double jab.
Arcinas slips a jab and a cross from Sakuragi.
Arcinas throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi misses with a few strikes there.
Arcinas throws a body kick the misses
and Sakuragi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arcinas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Sakuragi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakuragi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Arcinas clinches but Sakuragi breaks the clinch
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick.
Arcinas avoids the head kick by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arcinas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sakuragi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanamichi Sakuragi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arcinas slips under a jab.
Red Arcinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arcinas throws a series of punches but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Sakuragi throws a body kick that misses.
Arcinas fails with the takedown
and Sakuragi counters with an inside leg kick.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Arcinas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arcinas.
Sakuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Arcinas moves out of range easily.
Arcinas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Sakuragi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arcinas is looking to land body kicks.
Arcinas with a poor takedown
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick. That will keep Arcinas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arcinas blocks the body kick.
Hanamichi Sakuragi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakuragi throws a nice looking combination but Arcinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakuragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcinas is just out of range.
Arcinas throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuragi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arcinas. That did some damage!
Sakuragi throws a push kick but Arcinas slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi misses with the combination.
Arcinas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakuragi. That's going to slow Arcinas down.
Sakuragi throws a low kick but Arcinas moves out of range easily.
Sakuragi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi misses with a head kick.
Sakuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakuragi tries a low kick but Arcinas avoids it.
Arcinas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuragi.
A head kick misses from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcinas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuragi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Sakuragi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Arcinas moves out of range easily.
Arcinas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuragi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arcinas shoots and misses
and Sakuragi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arcinas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sakuragi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuragi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuragi looks to land a left hand but Arcinas moved out of range nicely.
Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuragi.
Arcinas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arcinas.
Sakuragi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arcinas.
Sakuragi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuragi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcinas manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Arcinas.
Arcinas avoids the head kick by Sakuragi.
Arcinas avoids the head kick by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi throws a series of punches but Arcinas avoids them all with ease.
Arcinas avoids the head kick by Sakuragi.
Arcinas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuragi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Sakuragi does no damage.
Arcinas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakuragi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arcinas really felt that one!
Sakuragi misses with a wild combination.
Arcinas blocks a jab.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuragi throws a head kick that misses.
That's four 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.
Sakuragi misses with a head kick.
Sakuragi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arcinas.
Arcinas misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick.
Arcinas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuragi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuragi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakuragi misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcinas has his takedown stuffed
and Sakuragi counters with a thumping low kick.
Sakuragi misses with a head kick.
Arcinas misses with a low kick.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that Arcinas avoids nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arcinas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakuragi - the referee stops the clock and Arcinas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakuragi. Arcinas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sakuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Arcinas moves out of range easily.
Sakuragi misses the shot to the body.
Sakuragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arcinas tries to clinch
and Sakuragi counters with a low kick, right behind Arcinas 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanamichi Sakuragi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakuragi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arcinas.
Arcinas misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Arcinas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuragi.
Arcinas misses with a takedown
and Sakuragi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sakuragi misses with the combination.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Arcinas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcinas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sakuragi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sakuragi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Some wild striking there from Sakuragi.
Arcinas throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuragi misses the target.
Sakuragi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arcinas.
Sakuragi wants to land a leg kick but Arcinas is out of range.
Arcinas throws a solid leg kick but Sakuragi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arcinas.
Sakuragi misses with a head kick.
Arcinas tries for a takedown but Sakuragi circles away easily
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick.
Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuragi.
Arcinas throws a push kick but Sakuragi slaps the foot to one side.
Arcinas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakuragi counters with an inside leg kick.
Arcinas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arcinas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuragi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arcinas checks a low kick from Sakuragi.
Arcinas throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuragi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakuragi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcinas moves away.
Sakuragi throws a leg kick but Arcinas checks it.
Sakuragi misses the shot to the body.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination but Arcinas avoids it well.
Arcinas misses with a takedown
and Sakuragi counters with a nice body kick.
Sakuragi throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuragi fails to land with a series of punches.
Arcinas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arcinas has his takedown stuffed
and Sakuragi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakuragi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arcinas really felt that one!
Sakuragi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arcinas is out of range.
Arcinas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuragi counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakuragi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Arcinas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sakuragi throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuragi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcinas manages to avoid it.
Arcinas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sakuragi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sakuragi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcinas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuragi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcinas moves away.
Sakuragi throws out a leg kick but Arcinas moves out of range and Sakuragi only half commits.
Arcinas tries for a takedown but Sakuragi circles away easily
and Sakuragi counters with a big head kick but Arcinas shrugs it off.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuragi misses with a wild combination.
Sakuragi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arcinas rather than just go for the knockout.
Arcinas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Sakuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuragi throws a wild body kick that Arcinas sees coming a mile off.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuragi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuragi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuragi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakuragi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arcinas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arcinas blocks a head kick by Sakuragi.
Arcinas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick.
Arcinas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arcinas tries to clinch
and Sakuragi counters with an inside leg kick.
Arcinas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuragi counters with a head kick. That will keep Arcinas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arcinas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Red Arcinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arcinas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sakuragi misses the jab.
Arcinas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuragi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanamichi Sakuragi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakuragi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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