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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuri Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Smithy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kazuri Sakuraba's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuri Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Smithy persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Smithy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smithy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smithy tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Smithy which made him look bad.
Smithy fails with the takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smithy's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Smithy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smithy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakuraba throws a strike but Smithy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sakuraba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smithy stacks Sakuraba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smithy!
Smithy avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to strike from the bottom but Smithy has passed into full mount.
Smithy looking to control but Sakuraba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakuraba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smithy prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Sakuraba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakuraba has a hand on Smithy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smithy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
Sakuraba regains half guard.
Smithy misses with a head shot. Sakuraba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sakuraba has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smithy has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to buck Smithy off but Smithy is having none of it.
Smithy wants to take a breather but Sakuraba manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Smithy.
Smithy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smithy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smithy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakuraba lands a couple of elbows.
Sakuraba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sakuraba cracks Smithy with a big elbow.
Smithy is looking to reverse the position.
Sakuraba working away.
Smithy is breathing heavily.
Smithy manages to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuri Sakuraba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Smithy sprawls well.
Smithy tries for a takedown but Sakuraba circles away easily
and Sakuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Smithy didn't expect that.
Sakuraba is in close to Smithy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smithy is rocked!
Smithy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sakuraba uses it to pass to side control.
Sakuraba working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Smithy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smithy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smithy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakuraba with a couple of short strikes.
Smithy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakuraba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sakuraba with shots to the head and body - Smithy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sakuraba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smithy taking shots to the head.
Smithy blocking the ground and pound.
Smithy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smithy regains half guard.
Smithy is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smithy avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smithy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smithy seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Smithy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smithy working to try and regain half guard.
Smithy tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smithy looks a forlorn figure.
Smithy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazuri Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakuraba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smithy?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smithy hang on?
Smithy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smithy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smithy taking some punishment here, with Sakuraba in his half guard.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Smithy is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smithy!
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Smithy to control.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuri Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smithy clinches but Sakuraba breaks the clinch
so Sakuraba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smithy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba pushes down on Smithy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba stops Smithy from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy taking some punishment here, with Sakuraba in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sakuraba manages to pass to mount!
Sakuraba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smithy is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smithy's face.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes but Smithy is staying in there.
Sakuraba lands a big elbow.
Sakuraba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Smithy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smithy wants to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Smithy is trying to stand up.
Smithy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Sakuraba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba cracks Smithy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smithy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smithy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy blocking the ground and pound.
Smithy tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Smithy to control.
Sakuraba with a couple of short strikes.
Smithy is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Smithy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Smithy to control.
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smithy looks a forlorn figure.
Sakuraba landing shots from mount.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound effectively.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the head.
Sakuraba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smithy?
Andrew Smithy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithy wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuri 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuri Sakuraba!
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energy
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hype
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