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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 803 p4p, 232 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 125 p4p, 31 weight class). Siale Veainu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Veainu to the mat! Veainu manages to get full guard.
Sakuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Veainu is controlling Sakuraba's posture.
Veainu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuraba manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veainu manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veainu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Veainu has wrist control.
Veainu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Veainu keeps moving.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Veainu keeps moving.
Veainu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veainu trying to control the position here.
Veainu looking to control.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Veainu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veainu is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veainu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba prevents Veainu from getting back to his feet.
Veainu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two 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 trying to control but Veainu is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Sakuraba avoids it with no problem.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakuraba feints and as Veainu raises his hands in defense, Sakuraba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba won't allow Veainu to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veainu trying to control the position here.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Veainu blocks nicely.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in to control the position.
Veainu wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in close to prevent any damage.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking for a sweep. Not yet Veainu, not yet.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Veainu is keeping the position.
Veainu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Veainu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakuraba wants to control but Veainu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Veainu wants to stand but Sakuraba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Veainu postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hayato Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces Veainu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuraba is proving a slippery customer.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is fighting to break Veainu's control of his arms but Veainu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Veainu wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
Hayato Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in close to prevent any damage.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veainu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veainu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Veainu wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes one on the button.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Veainu misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Sakuraba feinted with a counter takedown.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Siale Veainu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Veainu, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Veainu against the cage but Veainu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Veainu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba tries to counter with a takedown but Veainu is quick to defend against it.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Veainu sprawls well.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Veainu is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakuraba toppling to the canvas! Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayato Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Sakuraba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakuraba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veainu's waist but Veainu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veainu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Sakuraba avoids it with no problem.
Sakuraba with a jab.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Siale Veainu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakuraba toppling to the canvas! Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Veainu pounces like a tiger and cracks Sakuraba with a vicious hook! Sakuraba is down but not out! Veainu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Siale Veainu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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