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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Wax Tailor feat. The Others "Walk The Line". Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do takes the fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
Sakuraba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Do walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Do scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kazuushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Do throws a low kick but Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba cracks Do with a good jab.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Do tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Sakuraba misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba thumps Do with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a big head kick but Do shrugs it off.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazuushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do tries to clinch up.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Do has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Do walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a jab-cross combination.
Do wants to clinch up but Sakuraba keeps it at a distance.
Sakuraba throws a wild body kick that Do sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do darts in trying to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a thumping low kick.
Do has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do scores a nice 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!
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Do is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Do 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 landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do avoiding damage.
Sakuraba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakuraba avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Do 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Do stands there with Sakuraba around his waist. Sakuraba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Do lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Do just stands there and leans against the cage.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Sakuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Do walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Do tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Do pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Do holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sakuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do lands an elbow inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Do landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
Sakuraba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakuraba. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a nice head kick!
Do checks a leg kick nicely.
Do throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Do circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakuraba looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba being controlled against the cage.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do 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.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakuraba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuushi Sakuraba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sakuraba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Do on the side of the head.
Do displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do avoids a kick to the body.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Do wants to clinch up but Sakuraba keeps it at a distance.
Sakuraba tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sakuraba.
Do lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sakuraba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do moves to clinch but Sakuraba breaks away
and Sakuraba counters with a head kick.
Do has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do 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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do 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.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Do blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do 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.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the cage.
Do 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 avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Do 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do lands a nice elbow.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba working hard to break the clinch.
Sakuraba pulls guard effortlessly.
Do postures up.
Sakuraba trying to control the position here.
Sakuraba lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakuraba is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Knees to the body from Do.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Do has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Do 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 can't break the clinch.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do slowing the pace effectively.
Sakuraba pulls guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Sakuraba.
Do lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakuraba. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Do tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Do is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuraba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakuraba throws a lazy head kick
and Do counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Do looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakuraba blocks the elbow strike.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba has Do pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Do manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazuushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
Bruce Do is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Do lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Bruce Do wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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