Welterweight Championship Semi-Finals Fight #2

[The Sandmen]

Kazushi Sakuraba (49-52-1) vs. Sam Stout (61-43-1)



Sakuraba has some minor head and midsection damage. He feels well, overall.
Stout has an undisclosed minor damage thing (not an injury) going on.
Stout has higher morale from his previous-fight performance coming into this one.


Here we go!



Kazushi Sakuraba raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Sam Stout is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
Sam Stout comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


Stout jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Sam Stout pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position


The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots and grab both of Sam Stout's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Sakuraba lifted Stout's off his feet and throws him on the mat


The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Stout
Stout tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!


Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Stout
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.


The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Stout
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Sam Stout's guard...
Stout doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard


Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Stout
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Stout tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Stout misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sakuraba fires a barrage of punches at Stout's head!
The punches go wide.


The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Stout
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Stout tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!


The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Sam Stout is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sam Stout is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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.


Stout moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Sakuraba's thigh!


Sam Stout tries a middle kick
Sakuraba blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!


Stout is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Stout dodges and catches him with a hard cross.


Sam Stout wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Sakuraba!


The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sam Stout launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kazushi Sakuraba's cheek! Sakuraba stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Stout launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Stout launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!


The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Stout launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba kicks his legs trying to keep Sam Stout away.
No damage done by those kicks.


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Sam Stout's head...
Stout leans out of the way.


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Stout steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Stout launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Loud pop!


Stout is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Stout moves backwards and gestures for Kazushi Sakuraba to stand up.
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.


Nice beating Sam Stout has received.
The two exchange wildly
Stout is connecting with a few punches


The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Stout feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Sakuraba to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sakuraba.

Winner is Sam Stout by TKO (Uppercut) at 3:49 Round 1

Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 135 s

Statistics: Sam Stout
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 66 s
What a huge upset! Sam Stout is the winner!


Sakuraba got off to a good start, and had some quality momentum, but he did not capitalize, and Stout took over with effective striking pretty quickly.