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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAndre Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sakuraba is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith working over Sakuraba with some ground and pound. Sakuraba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sakuraba controls his leg.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakuraba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakuraba defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is taking a breather. Sakuraba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith winds up and cracks Sakuraba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Sakuraba is working away.
Sakuraba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith is pressing down on Sakuraba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakuraba is holding on for now.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakuraba's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith wants to take a breather but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Smith stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Smith passes to full mount!
Sakuraba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith misses with a head shot.
Sakuraba taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith breaks from Sakuraba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith throwing strikes here but Sakuraba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Sakuraba's guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Smith thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Smith working over Sakuraba with some ground and pound. Sakuraba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Sakuraba defends it.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakuraba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sakuraba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DeAndre Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Sakuraba, under a barage of strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Sakuraba is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is keen to just control but Sakuraba is a slippery customer.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith wants to take a breather but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Smith stands up from half guard.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Sakuraba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pushing down on Sakuraba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sakuraba is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba is not content to let Smith control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAndre Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sakuraba is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Smith is keen to just control but Sakuraba is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakuraba's head.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakuraba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of DeAndre Smith.
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sakuraba to the mat! Sakuraba manages to get full guard.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Smith passes to full mount!
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Sakuraba manages to avoid easily.
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smith punching from mount but Sakuraba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith looking to finish Sakuraba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakuraba!
Sakuraba is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Smith is really struggling to control Sakuraba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakuraba looks a forlorn figure.
DeAndre Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throwing strikes here but Sakuraba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeAndre Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAndre Smith!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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