Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2020 20:46:50 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
B.J. Penn is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from B.J.!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
0:20 Round 1 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
B.J. dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. B.J. moves back and takes a deep breath.
B.J. Penn is opening up on Sakuraba and raining down combinations!
Sakuraba doesn't look worried as he defends.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. won't budge, forcing Sakuraba to pull guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Sakuraba
B.J. Penn is looking to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
B.J. Penn gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Sakuraba
B.J. launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kazushi Sakuraba is not able to stop Sakuraba ground skills and B.J. Penn moves to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. Penn looks to pass to mount...
B.J. slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
B.J. Penn doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
1:41 Round 1 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. Penn tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Sakuraba is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
B.J. Penn is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. Penn looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
B.J. Penn slides his knee across and gets to mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch B.J. Penn work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
B.J. Penn rolls him over and takes his back!
B.J. is in rear mount over Sakuraba
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Sakuraba locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break B.J. Penn's guard...
B.J. doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Kazushi Sakuraba cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from B.J. Penn!
You can see Kazushi Sakuraba's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sakuraba's ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
B.J. Penn was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
B.J. sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sakuraba stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right cheek
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Sakuraba's stops that one with his face! How is Sakuraba standing?!
Sakuraba throws a body kick.
Blocked by B.J..
B.J. steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
B.J. Penn sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J. Penn
B.J. counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Terrible one sided match... Sakuraba was not ready to fight a fighter of B.J. Penn caliber.
Kazushi Sakuraba and B.J. engage in a wild exchange of punches!
B.J. Penn is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over B.J.
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sakuraba gets a good position on the ground. ..
B.J. holds Kazushi Sakuraba arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
B.J. Penn's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba aggressively and repeatedly punches B.J..
Good job by B.J. blocking and slipping the blows.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Sakuraba is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. Penn takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks that americana attempt!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over B.J. Penn!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass B.J. Penn's guard...
B.J. Penn has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn charges at Sakuraba throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Sakuraba is rocked!
B.J. dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Sakuraba from the ground!
Sakuraba's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
B.J. Penn put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Kazushi Sakuraba's face like a wrecking ball!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Sakuraba to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sakuraba.
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Superman punch) at 2:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 12/23 (52%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
BJ did all the things.
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
B.J. Penn is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from B.J.!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
0:20 Round 1 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
B.J. dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. B.J. moves back and takes a deep breath.
B.J. Penn is opening up on Sakuraba and raining down combinations!
Sakuraba doesn't look worried as he defends.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. won't budge, forcing Sakuraba to pull guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Sakuraba
B.J. Penn is looking to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
B.J. Penn gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Sakuraba
B.J. launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kazushi Sakuraba is not able to stop Sakuraba ground skills and B.J. Penn moves to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. Penn looks to pass to mount...
B.J. slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kazushi Sakuraba.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
B.J. Penn doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
1:41 Round 1 and B.J. is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
B.J. Penn tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Sakuraba is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
B.J. Penn is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. Penn looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
B.J. Penn slides his knee across and gets to mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch B.J. Penn work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
B.J. Penn rolls him over and takes his back!
B.J. is in rear mount over Sakuraba
B.J. Penn isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Sakuraba locks his hands and forces his weight on top of B.J. Penn unil he can pull his arm free! B.J. lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break B.J. Penn's guard...
B.J. doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
B.J. tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
B.J. Penn slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Kazushi Sakuraba cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from B.J. Penn!
You can see Kazushi Sakuraba's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Sakuraba, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sakuraba's ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
B.J. Penn was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
B.J. sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sakuraba stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right cheek
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Sakuraba's stops that one with his face! How is Sakuraba standing?!
Sakuraba throws a body kick.
Blocked by B.J..
B.J. steps backwards away from Kazushi Sakuraba. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
B.J. Penn sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over B.J. Penn
B.J. counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Terrible one sided match... Sakuraba was not ready to fight a fighter of B.J. Penn caliber.
Kazushi Sakuraba and B.J. engage in a wild exchange of punches!
B.J. Penn is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over B.J.
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sakuraba gets a good position on the ground. ..
B.J. holds Kazushi Sakuraba arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
B.J. Penn's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba aggressively and repeatedly punches B.J..
Good job by B.J. blocking and slipping the blows.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Sakuraba is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
B.J. Penn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. Penn takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba breaks that americana attempt!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
B.J. suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over B.J. Penn!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over B.J.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass B.J. Penn's guard...
B.J. Penn has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn charges at Sakuraba throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Sakuraba is rocked!
B.J. dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Sakuraba from the ground!
Sakuraba's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sakuraba seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
B.J. Penn put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Kazushi Sakuraba's face like a wrecking ball!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Sakuraba to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Sakuraba.
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Superman punch) at 2:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 12/23 (52%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
BJ did all the things.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!