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Event:
SUF 13: Muckerberg vs Ahola
Date: Dec 02, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Sakurai gets tackled into the ropes by Petchyindee. Petchyindee maintains the clinch.
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Sakurai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Sakurai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Petchyindee has Sakurai pressed against the ropes, preventing Sakurai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petchyindee lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakurai won't want to take too many of those.
Sakurai takes an elbow to the temple.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside.
Petchyindee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petchyindee avoids it.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petchyindee lands an elbow that stopped Sakurai in his tracks for a moment.
Petchyindee working Sakurai over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakurai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Petchyindee. #T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petchyindee obliges.
Sakurai is breathing heavily.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside that Sakurai shrugs off.
Petchyindee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petchyindee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petchyindee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakurai dodges an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow.
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petchyindee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Petchyindee throws an elbow but misses.
Petchyindee lands an elbow that stopped Sakurai in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Sakurai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petchyindee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakurai missing with knees to the body.
Petchyindee slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Petchyindee lands a nice knee to the body.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Petchyindee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow. #ROC2#Sakurai is rocked!
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Sakurai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow over the top.
Petchyindee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petchyindee pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakurai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow over the top.
Sakurai seems to have got his legs back now.
Petchyindee scores a nice knee to the body.
Petchyindee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakurai takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinched against the ropes, Petchyindee lands a big elbow that drops Sakurai ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sakurai is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Petchyindee! |
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Event:
SUF 10: Laake vs Leighton
Date: Nov 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Kitjakarn moves into the clinch.
Sakurai blocks the elbow strike.
Sakurai crunches a lovely knee into Kitjakarn's ribcage.
Kitjakarn throws an elbow but it misses.
Kitjakarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakurai avoids it.
Kitjakarn crunches a lovely knee into Sakurai 's ribcage.
Kitjakarn lands an elbow that stopped Sakurai in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Sakurai 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kitjakarn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sakurai up against the cage.
Kitjakarn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kitjakarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakurai .
Kitjakarn avoids the elbow strike from Sakurai , against the cage.
Kitjakarn managing to block the knees to the body from Sakurai .
#T1#
Sakurai trying to control the position but instead, Kitjakarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakurai into the cage.
Sakurai is trying to break the clinch but Kitjakarn is controlling him.
Kitjakarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Kitjakarn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakurai won't want to take too many of those.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Kitjakarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kitjakarn has Sakurai pushed against the cage.
Sakurai tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Sakurai back against the cage.
Sakurai missing with knees to the body.
Kitjakarn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but Kitjakarn blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Kitjakarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakurai avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kitjakarn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kitjakarn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Sakurai 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kitjakarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kitjakarn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakurai blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakurai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kitjakarn avoids the damage to the body.
Sakurai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kitjakarn is keeping busy.
Kitjakarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kitjakarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitjakarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Sakurai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakurai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kitjakarn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sakurai lands an elbow just above Kitjakarn 's eye.
We've been informed that Sakurai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakurai avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kitjakarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
Sakurai is pushing Kitjakarn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn avoiding damage.
Sakurai tries to break the clinch but Kitjakarn is controlling the position.
Kitjakarn is pushing Sakurai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sakurai has had enough of the clinch but Kitjakarn keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai blocks a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakurai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakurai lands a left hand.
Kitjakarn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kitjakarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chalong Kitjakarn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Kitjakarn clinches up with Sakurai and pushes him back against the cage.
Kitjakarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakurai can do to turn this around?
Kitjakarn is stalling here.
Kitjakarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakurai .
Sakurai working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Kitjakarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
Kitjakarn misses with a knee strike.
Sakurai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Kitjakarn to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitjakarn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Sakurai .
The referee calls for Kitjakarn to work.
Sakurai tries to break free but Kitjakarn pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Kitjakarn stalling the fight.
Sakurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakurai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kitjakarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakurai .
Kitjakarn stalls.
Sakurai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kitjakarn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sakurai misses with some punches.
Sakurai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kitjakarn digs a right hand underneath Sakurai 's ribcage. Sakurai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kitjakarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Kitjakarn. #T2#
Sakurai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kitjakarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitjakarn keeps control of Sakurai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Sakurai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Chalong Kitjakarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kitjakarn slowing the pace effectively.
Sakurai misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakurai avoids it.
Kitjakarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kitjakarn lands an elbow just above Sakurai 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kitjakarn tries to throw a body punch but Sakurai avoids it by throwing Kitjakarn back against the cage.
Sakurai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakurai lands a left hand.
#T3#
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakurai backwards.
Kitjakarn managing to block the knees to the body from Sakurai .
Sakurai takes an elbow to the temple.
Kitjakarn leaning against his opponent.
Kitjakarn stalling in the clinch.
Kitjakarn managing to block the knees to the body from Sakurai .
Sakurai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kitjakarn is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Kitjakarn to work.
Kitjakarn pushes Sakurai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn pushes Sakurai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn pushes Sakurai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kitjakarn avoiding damage.
Kitjakarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Kitjakarn trying to land knees to the body.
Kitjakarn scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Sakurai is rocked!
Kitjakarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakurai is still on wobbly legs! Can Kitjakarn finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn lands a big elbow that drops Sakurai ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sakurai is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chalong Kitjakarn! |
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Event:
6: Brawlout
Date: Oct 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Me shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakurai as he jumps to the side.
Me shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakurai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Me's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakurai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Me's head.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a nice body kick.
Me shoots for a takedown but Sakurai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakurai tries to counter with a clinch but Me shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Support Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakurai counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Me closes the distance but Sakurai moves to the side
and Sakurai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Me circles away.
Me throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Me tries to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
Me tries to clinch up but Sakurai circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Me takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Me.
Sakurai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakurai working Me over with knees to the body.#T2#
Sakurai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Me is trying to pull guard but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakurai landing knees to the body.
#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL2#
Me gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai . Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Me really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Support Me has been cut.
Sakurai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Me gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai . Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Sakurai scores with a hook to the body.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside. #T3#
Sakurai digs a right hand underneath Me's ribcage. Me let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drevin Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sakurai moves into the clinch successfully.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakurai .
Sakurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sakurai .
A short left from Sakurai .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakurai obliges.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Sakurai .
#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.#BC2#
Sakurai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Sakurai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.
Sakurai lands a knee to the body.
Sakurai looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Support Me's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Sakurai clinches up with Me and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakurai lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sakurai . #BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with Me.#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the body.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Support Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Sakurai forces Me back against the ropes and clinches.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Sakurai lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
Sakurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC2#
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Sakurai has managed to clinch.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakurai stops a takedown attempt from Me.
Sakurai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Sakurai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Sakurai has closed the distance and engaged Me in a clinch.
Sakurai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drevin Sakurai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sakurai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2#
Sakurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Support Me's cut is getting worse.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sakurai - that landed with a thud.
Me tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakurai smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Sakurai has Me up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Sakurai . #T3#
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.#BC2#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakurai scores with a head kick. Me tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL2#
Sakurai rushes Me and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Me takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#Support Me's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Me takes an elbow to the temple. #ROC2#Me is rocked!
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Me is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Jeez, Support Me's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Sakurai .
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Support Me's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drevin Sakurai ! |
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Event:
CGC 1
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Sakurai drives through and clinches with Livingstone against the cage.
Livingstone being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Sakurai to work.
Sakurai cracks Livingstone with a nice body shot.#BC#
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT#It looks like PotterStone Livingstone has been cut.
Livingstone misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Sakurai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Livingstone is trying to pull guard but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livingstone tries to pull guard but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sakurai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sakurai is working Livingstone over against the cage.
Sakurai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Sakurai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Livingstone takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Sakurai . #ROC#Livingstone is rocked!
Livingstone looks winded!
Sakurai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Livingstone to his knees! Sakurai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drevin Sakurai ! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Son drives through with a takedown into guard.
Son postures up and lands a big shot to Sakurai 's brow.
Son forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Son is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Son is thwarting Sakurai 's attempts to control the position.
Sakurai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Son. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Sakurai is defending against the submission attempts here by Son.
#SUB#
Son seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai taking some punishment here, with Son in his half guard. #SUB#
Son has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sakurai defend it? Son steps over the head and cranks it - Sakurai is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chy Son! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2023 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Wilson. #CL#
Sakurai forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai avoids the body shot from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily. #T1#
Wilson throws a head kick but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Sakurai moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai . #CL#
Sakurai clinches up against the cage.
Sakurai is stalling here.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson wants to break free but Sakurai has control.
#T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakurai .
Sakurai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Sakurai . #CUT#It looks like Evan Wilson has been cut.
Sakurai has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
#T3#
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
Sakurai misses with the head strike.
Sakurai misses with the head strike.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sakurai tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily. #CL#
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
#T4##BC#
Sakurai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Wilson throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakurai is just out of range.
Sakurai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.#CL#
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sakurai avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Sakurai avoids it well.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakurai .
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drevin Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Sakurai feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL#
Sakurai darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Sakurai is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a low kick as Sakurai jumps back.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Sakurai is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.#T3#
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakurai .
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Sakurai missing with knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai lands a damaging elbow.
Drevin Sakurai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside.
Sakurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Sakurai has the dominant position.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Sakurai with a knee to the head.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakurai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson is trying to push Sakurai away but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
Sakurai looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evan Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson takes a swing at Sakurai 's ribcage but misses.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Sakurai backs away looking to recover.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sakurai darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.#T1#
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai is controlling him.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakurai has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakurai . #BC#
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakurai throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai .
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakurai moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.#T2#
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakurai throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Sakurai clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Sakurai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakurai just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T4#
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakurai .#CL#
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Evan Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drevin Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Wilson.
I think Sakurai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drevin Sakurai ! |
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