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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria. Jaius Garcius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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183 cm
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184 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcius's guard.
Sakuraba stopping the sweep attempt from Garcius.
Sakuraba prevents Garcius from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba pushes down on Garcius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcius has hold of Sakuraba's hands but Sakuraba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sakuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakuraba prevents Garcius from standing back up.
Sakuraba slips a nice elbow through Garcius's hands, connecting with Garcius's forehead.
Garcius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Garcius defending well.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcius defends it well.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Garcius won't allow it.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Garcius dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing that Sakuraba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius is looking to escape.
Garcius felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Garcius wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuraba prevents Garcius from standing back up.
Garcius makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Garcius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Garcius throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Garcius defends easily.
Garcius with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Garcius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle here but Garcius uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba taking a bit of punishment here - Garcius scoring with strikes.
Garcius is working Sakuraba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sakuraba is looking to regain half guard here but Garcius keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakuraba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garcius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Sakuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius passes into half guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Garcius trying to mount his opponent but Sakuraba defends it.
Garcius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep. Garcius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcius pushing down on Sakuraba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sakuraba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcius pulls his head out easily.
Sakuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba manages to get to full guard.
Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius landing with the ground and pound.
Garcius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcius defends well.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Garcius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcius jumps guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Garcius is keeping the position.
Garcius keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakuraba stops Garcius from standing up.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcius's guard.
Garcius wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakuraba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcius!
Sakuraba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcius hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius wants to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcius is surviving well by controlling Sakuraba's body position as best he can.
Garcius doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcius is looking to escape.
Garcius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sakuraba landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcius wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba cracks Garcius with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcius prevents Sakuraba from taking his back.
Garcius is in a horrible position here. Sakuraba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garcius tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Garcius is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Garcius is working to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba working for a guillotine from mount but Garcius is in no mood to give up.
Sakuraba cracks Garcius with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcius tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Garcius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcius working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sakuraba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcius can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcius tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba trying to control but Garcius is having none of it.
Sakuraba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garcius tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba lands a heavy elbow.
Sakuraba is landing with some decent strikes but Garcius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garcius is trying to reverse the position but instead Sakuraba has taken his back - oops!
Garcius is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sakuraba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sakuraba scores with strikes from the back.
Sakuraba wants to control but Garcius is keeping busy.
Sakuraba looking to break Garcius's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Garcius remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sakuraba will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Garcius is in bad spot here.
Sakuraba is persistently looking for the submission but Garcius is defending it well.
Sakuraba tightening his grip on Garcius, looking for the choke.
Garcius tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Garcius taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Sakuraba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jaius Garcius spoke after the fight, saying 'I LOVE MILEY CYRUS!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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