Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2013 17:21:06 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
Wanderlei Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Wanderlei tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Wanderlei is clinching with Sakuraba.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Sakuraba hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Wanderlei is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Sakuraba blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Nice low kick from Sakuraba
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
0:50 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sakuraba who is in full mount! Wanderlei is in trouble now!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Sakuraba fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Wanderlei Silva's arm and tries an armbar!
Wanderlei holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Wanderlei's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Kazushi Sakuraba.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Wanderlei Silva cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva tries to free his leg...
Wanderlei Silva uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Sakuraba
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's head and looking for angles...
Kazushi Sakuraba covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Wanderlei's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva tries to turn in and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Wanderlei Silva slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba is cooling the fight on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Sakuraba misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Wanderlei Silva
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
Wanderlei Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Sakuraba blocks and pushes his opponent.
Wanderlei Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and advance towards Wanderlei trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Wanderlei Silva lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba and Wanderlei are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei Silva against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Wanderlei doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Wanderlei is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Wanderlei clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Stand up! This is what Sakuraba's cornermen are shouting. Wanderlei Silva is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Wanderlei has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei struggles in the ground trying to break Sakuraba's control
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Kazushi Sakuraba has one hook in!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Sakuraba tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Wanderlei in the side of the head
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his arm under Wanderlei Silva's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Wanderlei Silva pulls down on Kazushi Sakuraba's hand and staves off danger
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Wanderlei is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Wanderlei holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Wanderlei struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba closed his guard around Wanderlei Silva.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
The punches go wide.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Wanderlei in half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Sakuraba rolls and he's now on half guard over Wanderlei Silva. Nice reversal.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wanderlei's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Sakuraba misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wanderlei's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 3
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Sakuraba showing excellent timing, blasts Wanderlei Silva with a right hand.
Great hook by Kazushi Sakuraba! Wanderlei Silva is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Kazushi Sakuraba and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Wanderlei is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
Wanderlei's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Wanderlei's ribs!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Wanderlei in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
a series of exchange forces Wanderlei's back to the fence, without delay Sakuraba charge forward with a flying knee
knee VS face, what an impact!!! if not for the fence Wanderlei will be sent flying
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Wanderlei with uppercuts!
Wanderlei is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Wanderlei is unable to escape!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba grabs Wanderlei Silva in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
Wanderlei Silva pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba and steps backwards away from the clinch!
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Wanderlei.
It looks like Sakuraba was hit by a bus!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Wanderlei Silva
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei and Kazushi Sakuraba are cliched up against the cage. Wanderlei steps for a throw
Sakuraba stays on his feet
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Sakuraba forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
after measuring the distance Sakuraba jump forward with a flying knee
Kazushi Sakuraba's knee landed perfectly on Wanderlei's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
Wanderlei's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Wanderlei's head
Those punches are hitting! Wanderlei covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Sakuraba blocks Wanderlei Silva's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Sakuraba succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Wanderlei in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Wanderlei Silva work his BJJ game.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to show some ground skills
Sakuraba uses his strength to keep Sakuraba at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei Silva down and prevents his attempts to escape
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba suddenly holds Wanderlei Silva's arm and tries an armbar!
Wanderlei Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Sakuraba is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Wanderlei stumbles backwards after that one!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sakuraba.
=========================================
Round 4
=========================================
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Inside leg kick from Wanderlei
that goes awry.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
Wanderlei struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei Hyper-extended his left arm
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's lock! This is over! Wanderlei didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (kimura) at 0:52 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 16/26 (62%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/17 (35%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/34 (32%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Sakuraba out-toughed Wanderlei. Sadly, as soon as this match came up in the simulator, I remembered why I felt like I should pick Sakuraba, though I don;t think I did.
Wanderlei Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Wanderlei tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Wanderlei is clinching with Sakuraba.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei Silva postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Sakuraba hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Wanderlei is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Sakuraba blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Nice low kick from Sakuraba
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
0:50 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sakuraba who is in full mount! Wanderlei is in trouble now!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Sakuraba fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Wanderlei Silva's arm and tries an armbar!
Wanderlei holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Wanderlei's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Kazushi Sakuraba.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Wanderlei Silva cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is taking this opportunity to rest.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva tries to free his leg...
Wanderlei Silva uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Sakuraba
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's head and looking for angles...
Kazushi Sakuraba covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Wanderlei's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva tries to turn in and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Wanderlei Silva slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba is cooling the fight on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
A right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba
misses its target.
Sakuraba misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Wanderlei Silva
that forces Sakuraba to try and defend better.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Mouth
Wanderlei Silva fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Sakuraba blocks and pushes his opponent.
Wanderlei Silva wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and advance towards Wanderlei trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Wanderlei Silva lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba and Wanderlei are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei Silva against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Wanderlei doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Wanderlei is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Wanderlei clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Stand up! This is what Sakuraba's cornermen are shouting. Wanderlei Silva is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Wanderlei has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei struggles in the ground trying to break Sakuraba's control
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Kazushi Sakuraba has one hook in!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Sakuraba tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Wanderlei in the side of the head
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his arm under Wanderlei Silva's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Wanderlei Silva pulls down on Kazushi Sakuraba's hand and staves off danger
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Wanderlei is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Wanderlei holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Wanderlei struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba closed his guard around Wanderlei Silva.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
The punches go wide.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Wanderlei in half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Sakuraba rolls and he's now on half guard over Wanderlei Silva. Nice reversal.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wanderlei's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Sakuraba misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wanderlei's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 3
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Sakuraba showing excellent timing, blasts Wanderlei Silva with a right hand.
Great hook by Kazushi Sakuraba! Wanderlei Silva is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Kazushi Sakuraba and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kazushi Sakuraba is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Wanderlei is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Wanderlei is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
Wanderlei's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Wanderlei's ribs!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Wanderlei in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
a series of exchange forces Wanderlei's back to the fence, without delay Sakuraba charge forward with a flying knee
knee VS face, what an impact!!! if not for the fence Wanderlei will be sent flying
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Wanderlei with uppercuts!
Wanderlei is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Wanderlei is unable to escape!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba grabs Wanderlei Silva in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
Wanderlei Silva pushes away Kazushi Sakuraba and steps backwards away from the clinch!
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Wanderlei.
It looks like Sakuraba was hit by a bus!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Wanderlei Silva
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei and Kazushi Sakuraba are cliched up against the cage. Wanderlei steps for a throw
Sakuraba stays on his feet
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Sakuraba forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Nothing from this... Wanderlei Silva seems frustrated.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
after measuring the distance Sakuraba jump forward with a flying knee
Kazushi Sakuraba's knee landed perfectly on Wanderlei's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Wanderlei's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Wanderlei can take many more shots like that!
Wanderlei's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to take Wanderlei Silva down... Wanderlei stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Wanderlei's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Wanderlei's head
Those punches are hitting! Wanderlei covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Sakuraba blocks Wanderlei Silva's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Sakuraba succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to open up Wanderlei Silva's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Wanderlei in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Wanderlei Silva work his BJJ game.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei tries to show some ground skills
Sakuraba uses his strength to keep Sakuraba at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Wanderlei Silva...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Wanderlei Silva down and prevents his attempts to escape
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Sakuraba suddenly holds Wanderlei Silva's arm and tries an armbar!
Wanderlei Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Sakuraba is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Wanderlei stumbles backwards after that one!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sakuraba.
=========================================
Round 4
=========================================
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Inside leg kick from Wanderlei
that goes awry.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Wanderlei
Sakuraba tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Wanderlei
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
Wanderlei struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
Wanderlei Hyper-extended his left arm
You can see the pain reflected in Wanderlei's eyes...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's lock! This is over! Wanderlei didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (kimura) at 0:52 Round 4
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 16/26 (62%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/17 (35%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/34 (32%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Sakuraba out-toughed Wanderlei. Sadly, as soon as this match came up in the simulator, I remembered why I felt like I should pick Sakuraba, though I don;t think I did.