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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the ring accompanied by Wax Tailor feat. The Others . Mustaine has chosen Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustaine lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.
Mustaine rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mustaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustaine into the ropes.
Sakuraba trying to stall but Mustaine improves his position.
Mustaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mustaine after a bit of a struggle.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustaine misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mustaine fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mustaine stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Sakuraba around his waist. Sakuraba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Mustaine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustaine lands an uppercut.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakuraba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustaine.
Sakuraba tries to work over Mustaine's front leg with a kick but Mustaine checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mustaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuraba.
Mustaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakuraba's calf.
Mustaine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustaine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustaine misses with a few strikes there.
Mustaine throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dave Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustaine connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustaine throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Sakuraba lands a nice hook to Mustaine's body. Mustaine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mustaine - that will leave a mark!
Mustaine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mustaine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mustaine lands with a left to the head.
Sakuraba ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sakuraba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mustaine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Mustaine postures up.
Mustaine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mustaine controls the pace.
Sakuraba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustaine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Mustaine controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has his hands on Mustaine's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Mustaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustaine.
Mustaine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakuraba is able to avoid easily.
Mustaine dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Sakuraba.
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.
Sakuraba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sakuraba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Mustaine misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mustaine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the body from Mustaine misses
and Sakuraba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mustaine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustaine wants to clinch.
Sakuraba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mustaine backs up against the ropes.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mustaine checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustaine.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Mustaine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mustaine is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustaine cracks Sakuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sakuraba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dave Mustaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustaine misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws a combination. Mustaine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mustaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakuraba misses with a body kick.
Mustaine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustaine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustaine drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the ropes.
Mustaine misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustaine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustaine misses with an elbow strike.
Mustaine lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustaine manages to get to full guard.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Mustaine has wrist control.
Mustaine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustaine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustaine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Mustaine in close.
Mustaine trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustaine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustaine chips away with some ground and pound.
Mustaine postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws out a leg kick but Mustaine moves out of range and Sakuraba only half commits.
Mustaine misses with a body shot.
Mustaine is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustaine moves away.
Kazuushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustaine.
Mustaine catches Sakuraba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mustaine wants to clinch up but Sakuraba keeps it at a distance.
Mustaine gets a clinch.
Mustaine 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 for a takedown. No joy.
Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Mustaine.
Sakuraba scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Sakuraba is predictable there
and Sakuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustaine closes the distance and clinches.
Mustaine misses with a knee to the head.
Mustaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakuraba's efforts to push away.
Dave Mustaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mustaine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mustaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mustaine lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakuraba.
Mustaine can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine missing with knees to the body.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
Mustaine 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba is trying to push Mustaine away but Mustaine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mustaine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Mustaine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mustaine to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Mustaine forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Sakuraba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mustaine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mustaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustaine.
Mustaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mustaine just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba pulls Mustaine into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
Mustaine stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Mustaine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustaine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mustaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustaine 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mustaine!
Dave Mustaine spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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