Post by The Sandmen on Mar 13, 2013 19:08:09 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Chael Sonnen looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sonnen is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba
Sakuraba covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Sonnen uses his strength to keep Sonnen at a disadvantage
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Chael Sonnen's guard...
Sonnen doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
Sakuraba misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chael Sonnen isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Sakuraba blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Sonnen's guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sakuraba goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
Good job by Sakuraba blocking and slipping the blows.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Sonnen succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sonnen pulls his arm out of danger.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen succeeds
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen catch Kazushi Sakuraba's left arm and tries a kimura
Kazushi Sakuraba holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
Sonnen anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen throws up a triangle attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba postures up and breaks the triangle.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Sakuraba pushes Chael Sonnen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Sakuraba is connecting with a few punches
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sonnen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Sonnen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sakuraba pulls his arm out of danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Sonnen is able to break the lock.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chael Sonnen throws up a triangle attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba postures up and breaks the triangle.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chael Sonnen.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chael Sonnen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Chael Sonnen pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sonnen's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Sonnen's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chael Sonnen manages to kick Sakuraba away and scrambles on top!
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Sonnen doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sakuraba
Sakuraba wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sonnen launches a kick
Sakuraba checks it and keeps distance.
Sonnen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sonnen moves forward and holds Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen grapple with Kazushi Sakuraba and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Kazushi Sakuraba falls hard on the mat with Chael Sonnen on top of him
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to launch a few punches to Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is able to achieve closed guard and counter Chael Sonnen's punches.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
Kazushi Sakuraba wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sonnen who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
Sonnen has a small cut in his Left cheek
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen hovers above Sakuraba
Good punches to Sakuraba's body.
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sakuraba struggles and frees his leg!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chael Sonnen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sonnen tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chael Sonnen leg and prevents him from moving.
Sonnen misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chael Sonnen fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chael Sonnen.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Chael Sonnen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Sonnen waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Chael Sonnen is on half guard!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Sakuraba leans and gets Chael Sonnen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Sonnen blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chael Sonnen leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen hovers above Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba stops him from throwing strikes.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chael Sonnen breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sakuraba is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Kazushi Sakuraba's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chael Sonnen shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Chael Sonnen breaks that americana attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Sonnen
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Sakuraba tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sonnen! Sakuraba has one hook in and keeps working!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Chael Sonnen work his BJJ game.
Sonnen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Chael Sonnen uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Sonnen seems staggered and Kazushi Sakuraba runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chael Sonnen is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Sakuraba on his head!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sakuraba holds Chael Sonnen's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Chael Sonnen's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Sonnen struggles to free himself
That Arm Triangle from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Chael Sonnen is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sonnen.
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Round 4
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Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chael Sonnen.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba circles out and slips free of Chael Sonnen's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Sonnen is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sonnen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Chael Sonnen can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Sakuraba is locking that Americana...
Sonnen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
Sonnen breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Sonnen struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
John McCarthy breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's lock! This is over! Sonnen didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (North South Choke) at 2:06 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/20 (60%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 772 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 17/42 (40%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 772 s
Sakuraba looked untouchable in this fight. Even with the offense Sonnen put forward, Sakuraba still more or less dominated him, and locked in the submission. Interesting matchup.
Chael Sonnen looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sonnen is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba
Sakuraba covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Sonnen uses his strength to keep Sonnen at a disadvantage
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Chael Sonnen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Chael Sonnen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Chael Sonnen's guard...
Sonnen doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
Sakuraba misses a step and Chael Sonnen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chael Sonnen isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Sakuraba blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Sonnen's guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sakuraba goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
Good job by Sakuraba blocking and slipping the blows.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to escape from the closed guard
Sonnen succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sonnen pulls his arm out of danger.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to move to full mount
Sonnen succeeds
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen catch Kazushi Sakuraba's left arm and tries a kimura
Kazushi Sakuraba holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chael Sonnen in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
Sonnen anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen throws up a triangle attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba postures up and breaks the triangle.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Sakuraba pushes Chael Sonnen and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Sakuraba is connecting with a few punches
Sonnen has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sonnen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Sonnen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chael Sonnen tries to take advantage...
Chael Sonnen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sakuraba pulls his arm out of danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Sonnen is able to break the lock.
Sonnen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chael Sonnen throws up a triangle attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba postures up and breaks the triangle.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Sonnen measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chael Sonnen.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chael Sonnen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Chael Sonnen pushes Kazushi Sakuraba down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sonnen's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Sonnen's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chael Sonnen manages to kick Sakuraba away and scrambles on top!
Poorly executed technique. Chael Sonnen looks to counter!
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Sonnen doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sakuraba
Sakuraba wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sonnen launches a kick
Sakuraba checks it and keeps distance.
Sonnen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sonnen moves forward and holds Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen grapple with Kazushi Sakuraba and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Kazushi Sakuraba falls hard on the mat with Chael Sonnen on top of him
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to launch a few punches to Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is able to achieve closed guard and counter Chael Sonnen's punches.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
Kazushi Sakuraba wraps his arms around Sonnen's arms and counters the punches.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Sonnen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sonnen's side.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sonnen who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
Sonnen has a small cut in his Left cheek
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen hovers above Sakuraba
Good punches to Sakuraba's body.
Hard blow to Sakuraba's mid-section, he seems hurt
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sakuraba struggles and frees his leg!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chael Sonnen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sonnen tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chael Sonnen leg and prevents him from moving.
Sonnen misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chael Sonnen fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Chael Sonnen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Chael Sonnen in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Sonnen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chael Sonnen.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Chael Sonnen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Sonnen waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Chael Sonnen is on half guard!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Chael Sonnen in closed guard.
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Sakuraba leans and gets Chael Sonnen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Sonnen blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chael Sonnen leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen hovers above Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba stops him from throwing strikes.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chael Sonnen breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Chael Sonnen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sakuraba is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Kazushi Sakuraba's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sonnen is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chael Sonnen shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Chael Sonnen breaks that americana attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Chael Sonnen to his stomach and takes his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Sonnen
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Sakuraba tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sonnen! Sakuraba has one hook in and keeps working!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Sonnen with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Chael Sonnen work his BJJ game.
Sonnen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Chael Sonnen uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Coliseo Amauta (Lima, Peru) are cheering for the fighters.
Chael Sonnen goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Sonnen seems staggered and Kazushi Sakuraba runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Chael Sonnen is setting up a throw
He nearly drops Sakuraba on his head!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sakuraba holds Chael Sonnen's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sonnen is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chael Sonnen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Chael Sonnen's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Sonnen struggles to free himself
That Arm Triangle from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Chael Sonnen is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sonnen.
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Round 4
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Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Chael Sonnen
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chael Sonnen.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Chael Sonnen fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Nice move by Sonnen who clinches and pushes Sakuraba against the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Sakuraba circles out and slips free of Chael Sonnen's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Sonnen is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sonnen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Chael Sonnen can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chael Sonnen is not able to stop Sonnen ground skills and Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Sakuraba is locking that Americana...
Sonnen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
Sonnen breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sakuraba shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Sonnen's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Sonnen struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
John McCarthy breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's lock! This is over! Sonnen didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (North South Choke) at 2:06 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/20 (60%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 772 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 17/42 (40%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 772 s
Sakuraba looked untouchable in this fight. Even with the offense Sonnen put forward, Sakuraba still more or less dominated him, and locked in the submission. Interesting matchup.