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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Agdgdwngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Agdgdwngo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba scores with a jab. Agdgdwngo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agdgdwngo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Agdgdwngo 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 Agdgdwngo off to one side.
Sakuraba tests Agdgdwngo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agdgdwngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakuraba swinging wilding here.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agdgdwngo.
Sakuraba connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Agdgdwngo's ribcage but misses.
Agdgdwngo dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agdgdwngo is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but Agdgdwngo is defending it quite comfortably.
Agdgdwngo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Agdgdwngo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Agdgdwngo is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba wants to stand up but Agdgdwngo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Agdgdwngo is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Agdgdwngo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Agdgdwngo manages to kick Sakuraba off! Sakuraba jumps back into Agdgdwngo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba wants to stand but Agdgdwngo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuraba is in close to Agdgdwngo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakuraba!
Sakuraba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces Agdgdwngo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Agdgdwngo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Agdgdwngo!
Agdgdwngo is bucking up trying to escape but Sakuraba cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sakuraba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Agdgdwngo has worked his arm free - good work by Agdgdwngo!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Agdgdwngo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sakuraba is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Agdgdwngo to his feet.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agdgdwngo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agdgdwngo shoots and misses
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Agdgdwngo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agdgdwngo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agdgdwngo doesn't seem bothered though.
Agdgdwngo wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a left to the body.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sakuraba lands an overhand right.
Agdgdwngo misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agdgdwngo thinking.
Sakuraba scores with a one two! Agdgdwngo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba gets the takedown into side control.
Sakuraba lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakuraba scoring with punches from side control.
Sakuraba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Agdgdwngo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakuraba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Agdgdwngo!
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.
Agdgdwngo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound effectively.
Agdgdwngo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the head.
Sakuraba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sakuraba prevents Agdgdwngo from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sakuraba lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Sakuraba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
Sakuraba working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Agdgdwngo is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but Agdgdwngo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Agdgdwngo.
Agdgdwngo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Agdgdwngo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Agdgdwngo can't handle though.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Agdgdwngo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Agdgdwngo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakuraba is going olschool here, as he tries to force Agdgdwngo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Agdgdwngo shrugs it off.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakuraba is going olschool here, as he tries to force Agdgdwngo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Agdgdwngo shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
The referee warns Agdgdwngo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Agdgdwngo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Agdgdwngo is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Agdgdwngo is in trouble!
Agdgdwngo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Agdgdwngo to control.
Sakuraba trying to control but Agdgdwngo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Agdgdwngo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakuraba connects with a body shot.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Agdgdwngo should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakuraba showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakuraba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sakuraba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Agdgdwngo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakuraba has hold of Agdgdwngo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Agdgdwngo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sakuraba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Agdgdwngo has worked his arm free - good work by Agdgdwngo!
Agdgdwngo sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Agdgdwngo to get to his feet.
Agdgdwngo looks to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agdgdwngo won't be happy with that.
Agdgdwngo is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Agdgdwngo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Agdgdwngo tries to improve position but can't.
Kazushi Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba taking a breather here.
Sakuraba looks up at the clock and then as Agdgdwngo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sakuraba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakuraba just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Agdgdwngo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Agdgdwngo's face as Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Agdgdwngo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Agdgdwngo backs up against the ropes.
George Agdgdwngo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agdgdwngo misses with the combination.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agdgdwngo.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Agdgdwngo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakuraba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agdgdwngo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakuraba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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