Post by The Sandmen on Mar 18, 2014 16:36:26 GMT -5
Martin Kampmann shifts back and forth nervously.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba and Kampmann engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Kampmann's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Martin Kampmann's Left eye
Martin Kampmann tries a middle kick
Sakuraba blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Sakuraba Hyper-extended his arm
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Sakuraba gets hold of a leg and trips Kampmann to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Kampmann
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Kampmann 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 Kampmann
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 Kampmann
1:22 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba tries to move to full mount
Sakuraba succeeds
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Martin Kampmann tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Martin Kampmann moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Kampmann
Kampmann switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Sakuraba struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Kampmann clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba sits over his knees and pushes away Kampmann's leg!
Kazushi Sakuraba is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Kampmann breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Kampmann creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kampmann staggers backwards. Sakuraba wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Kampmann has a small cut in his Right cheek
Martin Kampmann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Martin Kampmann blocks
Kampmann tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Kampmann
Sakuraba manages to move aside
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kampmann's ribs!
Some nice shots from Martin Kampmann
that stun Sakuraba.
Lightning fast low kick from Kampmann!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kampmann struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Martin Kampmann tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Martin Kampmann!
Sakuraba is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Kampmann blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Martin Kampmann
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to take Martin Kampmann down... Kampmann stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Kampmann's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Martin Kampmann doesn't let Kazushi Sakuraba get in on his legs.
Kampmann is trying to counter now!
Martin Kampmann gets control of Kazushi Sakuraba's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Kazushi Sakuraba shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Kampmann's face but his move was blocked
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Martin Kampmann.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Middle kick from Sakuraba.
The kick just misses.
Kampmann tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Martin Kampmann
that nearly tags Sakuraba.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Kampmann is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kampmann decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Kampmann throws a low kick
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Middle kick from Sakuraba.
Kampmann receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Martin Kampmann! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Kampmann looks to be in very good shape.
Solid low kick from Martin Kampmann.
Sakuraba deflects it.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Kampmann's knee!
Kampmann wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Solid jabs from Martin Kampmann.
Sakuraba defends.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Kampmann receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Kampmann moves to shoot
Sakuraba misses a knee.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Martin Kampmann
puts Sakuraba in a world of hurt!
Sakuraba steps backwards away from Martin Kampmann. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Sakuraba is in now. Martin Kampmann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Martin Kampmann goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Kampmann seems staggered and Kazushi Sakuraba runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Sakuraba moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Kampmann's thigh!
Kampmann hyper-extended his leg
Kampmann decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba is holding Martin Kampmann's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Martin Kampmann loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Martin Kampmann...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann 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.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kampmann tries to escape from the full mount...
Kazushi Sakuraba is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba tries to open up Martin Kampmann's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kampmann in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a kimura
Kampmann struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Kampmann's eyes...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Kampmann breaks the lock.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Martin Kampmann...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Martin Kampmann efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Martin Kampmann's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Martin Kampmann's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Kampmann taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Armbar) at 3:52 Round 2
Statistics: Martin Kampmann
Punches 13/21 (62%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 169 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 169 s
Sakuraba's toughness made Kampmann look weak. In a fight that was offensively equal for a while, the damage done was very one-sided. I think Sakuraba and Dan Henderson are our 2 toughest fighters. Regardless, Saku Rabbi wins this one with diverse, effective offense and primarily the ability to absorb.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba and Kampmann engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Kampmann's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Martin Kampmann's Left eye
Martin Kampmann tries a middle kick
Sakuraba blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Sakuraba Hyper-extended his arm
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
Kazushi Sakuraba shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Sakuraba gets hold of a leg and trips Kampmann to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Kampmann
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Kampmann 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 Kampmann
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 Kampmann
1:22 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Sakuraba tries to move to full mount
Sakuraba succeeds
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Martin Kampmann tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Martin Kampmann moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Kampmann
Kampmann switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Sakuraba struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Kampmann clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba sits over his knees and pushes away Kampmann's leg!
Kazushi Sakuraba is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Kampmann breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Kampmann creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kampmann staggers backwards. Sakuraba wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Kampmann has a small cut in his Right cheek
Martin Kampmann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Martin Kampmann blocks
Kampmann tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Superb haymaker by Kampmann
Sakuraba manages to move aside
Here comes Kazushi Sakuraba with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kampmann's ribs!
Some nice shots from Martin Kampmann
that stun Sakuraba.
Lightning fast low kick from Kampmann!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kampmann struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Martin Kampmann tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Martin Kampmann!
Sakuraba is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Kampmann blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Martin Kampmann
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba tries to take Martin Kampmann down... Kampmann stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Kampmann's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Martin Kampmann doesn't let Kazushi Sakuraba get in on his legs.
Kampmann is trying to counter now!
Martin Kampmann gets control of Kazushi Sakuraba's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Kazushi Sakuraba shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Kampmann's face but his move was blocked
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba takes a break to breathe while holding Martin Kampmann.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Middle kick from Sakuraba.
The kick just misses.
Kampmann tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Martin Kampmann
that nearly tags Sakuraba.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Kampmann is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kampmann decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Kampmann throws a low kick
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Middle kick from Sakuraba.
Kampmann receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Martin Kampmann! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Kampmann looks to be in very good shape.
Solid low kick from Martin Kampmann.
Sakuraba deflects it.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Kampmann's knee!
Kampmann wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Solid jabs from Martin Kampmann.
Sakuraba defends.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Kampmann receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Kampmann moves to shoot
Sakuraba misses a knee.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
A furious flurry of punches from Martin Kampmann
puts Sakuraba in a world of hurt!
Sakuraba steps backwards away from Martin Kampmann. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Sakuraba is in now. Martin Kampmann is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Martin Kampmann goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Kampmann seems staggered and Kazushi Sakuraba runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Sakuraba moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Kampmann's thigh!
Kampmann hyper-extended his leg
Kampmann decides to launch some tentative punches
Kazushi Sakuraba takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sakuraba is holding Martin Kampmann's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Martin Kampmann loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Martin Kampmann...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Kampmann 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.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Kampmann tries to escape from the full mount...
Kazushi Sakuraba is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba tries to open up Martin Kampmann's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kampmann in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a kimura
Kampmann struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Kampmann's eyes...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Kampmann breaks the lock.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Martin Kampmann
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Martin Kampmann...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Martin Kampmann efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Martin Kampmann
Sakuraba fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Martin Kampmann's arm and tries an armbar!
Sakuraba launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Martin Kampmann's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Kampmann taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Armbar) at 3:52 Round 2
Statistics: Martin Kampmann
Punches 13/21 (62%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 169 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 169 s
Sakuraba's toughness made Kampmann look weak. In a fight that was offensively equal for a while, the damage done was very one-sided. I think Sakuraba and Dan Henderson are our 2 toughest fighters. Regardless, Saku Rabbi wins this one with diverse, effective offense and primarily the ability to absorb.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!