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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fry misses with a hook.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Fry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking hook.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt - Sakuraba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Fry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fry showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep. Fry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Fry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fry.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Fry tries to pass.
Sakuraba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sakuraba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fry trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Fry dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fry sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fry tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry actively working from the bottom here.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Fry is defending well.
Fry controlling the position for now.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fry's head.
Sakuraba is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuraba is aware though and is defending well.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Fry is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to pass to full mount but Fry defends it.
Fry is doing well to control the position and prevent Sakuraba from advancing to side control.
Fry is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fry defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Fry misses its intended target.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Fry moves out of range.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakuraba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fry's head.
Sakuraba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fry misses with a takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuraba lands with an uppercut that bounces Fry off the cage and back into range.
Sakuraba connects with a right hand. Fry shakes it off.
Fry dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Fry avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fry dives in and grabs Sakuraba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes down on Fry's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Fry fails with the takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Fry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakuraba's waist but Sakuraba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fry off to one side.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Fry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Fry persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Fry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Fry persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sakuraba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fry.
A lazy left from Sakuraba finds it's target.
Fry misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Sakuraba.
Fry slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakuraba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fry if he has to take too many more of those.
Fry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakuraba. Fry does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a left to the body.
Fry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakuraba pinned against the cage. Sakuraba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sakuraba scores with a hook.
Sakuraba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba punishes Fry's body with a nice straight punch.
Fry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakuraba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fry somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakuraba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fry at a distance.
Sakuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking hook.
Fry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakuraba connects with a looping right hand.
Sakuraba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fry has a takedown stuffed.
Fry fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fry backs up against the cage.
Fry is rocked!
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fry.
Sakuraba lands a two punch combo.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Fry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba throws a combination. Fry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakuraba lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakuraba, as that shot connected.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba with a jab.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Fry throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Fry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakuraba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sakuraba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fry.
Fry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuraba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Fry moves out of range.
Fry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakuraba finds it's way round the side to connect with Fry's head.
Sakuraba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sakuraba jabs at Fry's body.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Fry with a series of wild strikes but Fry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakuraba sprawls well. Sakuraba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fry gets slowly back to his feet.
Fry looking to score a takedown here. Sakuraba is defending well but Fry drives through and ends up in Sakuraba's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry preventing the sweep.
Fry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fry is working hard here to advance position.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fry has managed to get both his arms back between Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fry is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakuraba 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba made sure to mention his sponsor, Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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