Post by The Sandmen on Apr 14, 2014 17:14:53 GMT -5
Chael Sonnen is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sonnen is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Chael Sonnen and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kazushi Sakuraba seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sakuraba is holding Chael Sonnen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sonnen Hyper-extended his left arm
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to close the guard.
Sonnen put Kazushi Sakuraba in closed guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to posture up and open Chael Sonnen's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba forces Chael Sonnen to open his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen holds Kazushi Sakuraba's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
Sakuraba is not making himself an easy target.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chael Sonnen realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Sonnen lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Kazushi Sakuraba! Brilliant slam!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sonnen pulls his arm out of danger.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sonnen who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Chael Sonnen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 3:19 Round 1
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 167 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 167 s
Unbelievable! Sakuraba lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Ohhhhhhhhhh. It don't happen often, but Sakuraba recieved some Flash KO from Chael. He was winning this fight too, then ping...right place, right time, and suddenly one of the toughest fighters ManMMA has is unconcious on the mat. INTERESTING STUFF.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sonnen is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chael Sonnen and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kazushi Sakuraba seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sakuraba is holding Chael Sonnen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sonnen Hyper-extended his left arm
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen 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 Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to close the guard.
Sonnen put Kazushi Sakuraba in closed guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to posture up and open Chael Sonnen's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba forces Chael Sonnen to open his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen holds Kazushi Sakuraba's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Sonnen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sonnen tries to cover his face,
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
Sakuraba is not making himself an easy target.
Sonnen clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chael Sonnen realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Sonnen lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Kazushi Sakuraba! Brilliant slam!
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sonnen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Sonnen pulls his arm out of danger.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Sakuraba
Chael Sonnen pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sonnen who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sonnen leans back...
He clobbers Kazushi Sakuraba's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That brutal impact left Sakuraba laid out on the mat! Chael Sonnen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sakuraba's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chael Sonnen by KO (GnP) at 3:19 Round 1
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 167 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 167 s
Unbelievable! Sakuraba lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Ohhhhhhhhhh. It don't happen often, but Sakuraba recieved some Flash KO from Chael. He was winning this fight too, then ping...right place, right time, and suddenly one of the toughest fighters ManMMA has is unconcious on the mat. INTERESTING STUFF.
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