Post by The Sandmen on Mar 15, 2012 15:59:42 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Chuck Liddell chants all around the place!
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Chuck Liddell doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Sakuraba and Iceman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid low kick from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Iceman deflects it.
Iceman is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Chuck Liddell
Good front kick from Iceman!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Chuck Liddell pushes away Sakuraba trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chuck Liddell
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chuck Liddell embrace and tries to move away...
Chuck Liddell pushes Sakuraba forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Iceman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Sakuraba ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Iceman decides to launch some tentative punches
Sakuraba launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Iceman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell swings...
hard impact to Sakuraba's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman won't budge, forcing Sakuraba to pull guard.
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman works on the ground with his fingers over Sakuraba's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Chuck Liddell slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chuck Liddell slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Sakuraba checks that kick!
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman tries to escape from closed guard...
Iceman struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba sits up and gets an arm around Iceman's neck!
Iceman pushes Kazushi Sakuraba back to the ground.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chuck Liddell aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Chuck Liddell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Iceman breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Chuck Liddell!
You can see Kazushi Sakuraba's head being snapped backwards!
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Iceman.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to breaks Chuck Liddell's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Sakuraba doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Chuck Liddell against the fence and tries to hit him with the back of his elbow
Chuck Liddell blocks that easily and both man are still clinching
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Nothing from this... Chuck Liddell seems frustrated.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Iceman launches a furious hook!
That hits Sakuraba's chin like a wrecking ball! Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba kicks his legs trying to keep Chuck Liddell away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba kicks his legs trying to keep Chuck Liddell away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Chuck Liddell steps back and allows Sakuraba to get back to his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
makes Sakuraba stumble back!
Sakuraba's Right eye is beginning to swell
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chuck Liddell jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Iceman is trying to counter now!
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Iceman has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chuck Liddell.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Chuck Liddell 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.
Iceman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Iceman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Kazushi Sakuraba is taking the best of the fight.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Iceman struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Iceman.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba grapple with Chuck Liddell and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Iceman manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Chuck Liddell's mind is definitely in the fight, Sakuraba just got nailed! Chuck Liddell saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Sakuraba is going to have a headache after this one.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Chin
Sakuraba fires low kicks
punishing Iceman's legs repeatedly.
Iceman hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Iceman
Iceman wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
A wicked punch by Chuck Liddell
goes awry.
Sakuraba is holding Chuck Liddell's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to show some ground skills
Chuck Liddell put Sakuraba in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Iceman
Chuck Liddell 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 Iceman
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Iceman is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Iceman clumsily gives his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Iceman
Sakuraba tries to end this with a RNC!
Iceman manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chuck Liddell!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chuck Liddell creates enough space to control Kazushi Sakuraba's leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Iceman
Chuck Liddell attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Iceman 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 closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Sakuraba succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is taking this opportunity to rest.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Iceman tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chuck Liddell in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chuck Liddell is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chuck Liddell tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Iceman looks to work from half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Iceman tries to cover his face,
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Iceman tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chuck Liddell leg and prevents him from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chuck Liddell tries to free his leg...
Sakuraba rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Terrible one sided match... Sakuraba was not ready to fight a fighter of Chuck Liddell caliber.
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Iceman.
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Iceman tries to grapple
He puts Sakuraba in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
both fighters are clinching, Kazushi Sakuraba react first trying to hit Iceman with a right elbow strike
Iceman blocks that elbow and both man continues to clinch
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Chuck Liddell throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sakuraba moves back and takes a deep breath.
The two exchange wildly
Iceman is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
0:55 Round 3 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sakuraba moves forward and holds Iceman
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chuck Liddell.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba tries to breaks Chuck Liddell's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Sakuraba launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Iceman's ribs.
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Kazushi Sakuraba is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
Sakuraba's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Iceman tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
Sakuraba breaks the closed guard of Chuck Liddell and moves to half guard
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Iceman's face!
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Forehead
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chuck Liddell.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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 full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman 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.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
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.
Winner is Chuck Liddell by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 5/12 (42%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/21 (29%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 401 s
A decent performance by Kazushi Sakuraba today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Dominating performance by Iceman who took his best game against Kazushi Sakuraba.
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Chuck Liddell doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Chuck Liddell comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Sakuraba and Iceman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid low kick from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Iceman deflects it.
Iceman is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Chuck Liddell
Good front kick from Iceman!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Chuck Liddell pushes away Sakuraba trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chuck Liddell
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chuck Liddell embrace and tries to move away...
Chuck Liddell pushes Sakuraba forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Iceman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Sakuraba ducks under and circles out of the corner.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Iceman decides to launch some tentative punches
Sakuraba launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Iceman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Chuck Liddell swings...
hard impact to Sakuraba's face!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman won't budge, forcing Sakuraba to pull guard.
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman works on the ground with his fingers over Sakuraba's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Chuck Liddell slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chuck Liddell slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Iceman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Iceman launches a kick to Sakuraba's thigh
Sakuraba checks that kick!
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman tries to escape from closed guard...
Iceman struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba sits up and gets an arm around Iceman's neck!
Iceman pushes Kazushi Sakuraba back to the ground.
Sakuraba misses a step and Chuck Liddell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chuck Liddell aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Chuck Liddell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Iceman breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Chuck Liddell!
You can see Kazushi Sakuraba's head being snapped backwards!
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Iceman.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to breaks Chuck Liddell's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Sakuraba doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Chuck Liddell tries to take advantage...
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Chuck Liddell against the fence and tries to hit him with the back of his elbow
Chuck Liddell blocks that easily and both man are still clinching
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Nothing from this... Chuck Liddell seems frustrated.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Iceman launches a furious hook!
That hits Sakuraba's chin like a wrecking ball! Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the mat.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba kicks his legs trying to keep Chuck Liddell away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba kicks his legs trying to keep Chuck Liddell away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Iceman is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Chuck Liddell steps back and allows Sakuraba to get back to his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A right hand from Chuck Liddell
makes Sakuraba stumble back!
Sakuraba's Right eye is beginning to swell
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chuck Liddell jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Iceman is trying to counter now!
Chuck Liddell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Iceman has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chuck Liddell.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Chuck Liddell 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.
Iceman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Iceman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Kazushi Sakuraba is taking the best of the fight.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Iceman struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Iceman.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba grapple with Chuck Liddell and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Iceman manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Iceman tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Chuck Liddell launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Chuck Liddell's mind is definitely in the fight, Sakuraba just got nailed! Chuck Liddell saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Sakuraba is going to have a headache after this one.
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Chin
Sakuraba fires low kicks
punishing Iceman's legs repeatedly.
Iceman hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Iceman
Iceman wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Chuck Liddell to fight back!
A wicked punch by Chuck Liddell
goes awry.
Sakuraba is holding Chuck Liddell's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chuck Liddell loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman tries to show some ground skills
Chuck Liddell put Sakuraba in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Iceman
Chuck Liddell 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 Iceman
Sakuraba launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Iceman is covering himself! Sakuraba tries to force the situation and Iceman clumsily gives his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Iceman
Sakuraba tries to end this with a RNC!
Iceman manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Chuck Liddell is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Iceman is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chuck Liddell!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chuck Liddell creates enough space to control Kazushi Sakuraba's leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Iceman
Chuck Liddell attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Iceman 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 closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Sakuraba succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is taking this opportunity to rest.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Iceman tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Kazushi Sakuraba work his BJJ game.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Chuck Liddell in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Chuck Liddell is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chuck Liddell tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Iceman looks to work from half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Iceman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Iceman tries to cover his face,
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Iceman tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Chuck Liddell leg and prevents him from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Chuck Liddell keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chuck Liddell is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chuck Liddell tries to free his leg...
Sakuraba rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Terrible one sided match... Sakuraba was not ready to fight a fighter of Chuck Liddell caliber.
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Iceman.
Iceman's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Iceman tries to grapple
He puts Sakuraba in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
both fighters are clinching, Kazushi Sakuraba react first trying to hit Iceman with a right elbow strike
Iceman blocks that elbow and both man continues to clinch
Poorly executed technique. Chuck Liddell looks to counter!
Chuck Liddell throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sakuraba moves back and takes a deep breath.
The two exchange wildly
Iceman is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
0:55 Round 3 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Sakuraba moves forward and holds Iceman
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Chuck Liddell.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba tries to breaks Chuck Liddell's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Sakuraba launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Iceman's ribs.
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba launches a few hard punches to Chuck Liddell's ribs!
Chuck Liddell's ribs shows the damage! Kazushi Sakuraba is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Iceman tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Chuck Liddell launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sakuraba's jaw!
Sakuraba's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Iceman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Iceman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Iceman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Iceman stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Iceman goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Iceman
Iceman tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chuck Liddell is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Iceman tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Iceman
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
Sakuraba breaks the closed guard of Chuck Liddell and moves to half guard
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Iceman's face!
There is a small laceration on Chuck Liddell's Forehead
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chuck Liddell.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell 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 full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Iceman 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.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Chuck Liddell efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
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.
Winner is Chuck Liddell by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 5/12 (42%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Statistics: Chuck Liddell
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/21 (29%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 401 s
A decent performance by Kazushi Sakuraba today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Dominating performance by Iceman who took his best game against Kazushi Sakuraba.
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!