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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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198 cm
29
176 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Winkler. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
A left lands for Winkler.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henry Winkler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winkler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winkler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winkler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Winkler works over Sakuraba's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakuraba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winkler swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Winkler tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Winkler.
Winkler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Winkler lands a jab to the nose.
Winkler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winkler throws a one two combo.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakuraba distracts Winkler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuraba prevents Winkler from standing back up.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Winkler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Winkler is keeping the position.
Winkler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winkler trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Winkler isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
Sakuraba regains half guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakuraba looking for subs from the bottom but Winkler mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to lock up and control but Winkler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Winkler content just to control the position here.
Winkler trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Winkler isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkler controlling the pace for now.
Sakuraba is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Winkler dominated that round.
That's time! Sakuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakuraba has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Winkler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Winkler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler lands with a cross.
Winkler slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakuraba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Winkler misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkler.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winkler avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winkler!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Winkler with a jab.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkler.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winkler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winkler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler is trying to stand.
Winkler is looking to improve his position.
Sakuraba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.
Winkler dodges the ground and pound from Sakuraba.
Winkler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakuraba throws a strike aimed at the side of Winkler's head but Winkler avoids it well.
Sakuraba 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.
Winkler defending against the ground and pound.
Winkler is looking for a sweep.
Winkler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sakuraba lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Winkler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba advances to full mount.
Sakuraba trying to control but Winkler is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba unloading with bombs!
Sakuraba working the ground and pound effectively.
Winkler is rocked!
Winkler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winkler is still in real trouble! Can Sakuraba finish him?
Sakuraba unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Winkler wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sakuraba celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Sakuraba!
After winning the bout, Kazushi Sakuraba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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