Post by The Sandmen on Jun 16, 2014 19:33:18 GMT -5
Thiago Alves glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Kazushi Sakuraba glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Alves blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Sakuraba goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
Thiago Alves sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Alves easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alves sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Kazushi Sakuraba throws an uppercut
Alves slips it.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Sakuraba wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
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 Alves to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba aggressively and repeatedly punches Alves.
Good job by Alves blocking and slipping the blows.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Thiago Alves's guard...
Alves doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
1:55 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Thiago Alves's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Alves's Right eye is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Alves's eyes...
Alves struggles to free himself
Thiago Alves is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Alves 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.
Alves misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Thiago Alves sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Thiago Alves against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Alves doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Alves's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Alves rolls and he's now on half guard over Kazushi Sakuraba. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Sakuraba
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sakuraba is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sakuraba's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Sakuraba has given his back to Thiago Alves who is trying to get one hook in!
Thiago Alves has one hook in!
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sakuraba's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sakuraba stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Thiago Alves is coming in again!
Alves pushes Kazushi Sakuraba and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alves fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba swings...
...no good.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Sakuraba's knee!
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
Sakuraba steps forward
Alves feints.
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Alves is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Sakuraba throws a lazy kick
Alves blocks and keeps his distance.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba tries a middle kick
Alves blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Alves Hyper-extended his arm
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Sakuraba is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alves.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Sakuraba launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alves!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Alves in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Sakuraba catches an ankle and Alves is tripped to the mat!
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
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 Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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 closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Thiago Alves controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Thiago Alves is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Thiago Alves doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alves
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Alves ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Alves launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Sakuraba's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Sakuraba is holding Thiago Alves's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Thiago Alves shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Sakuraba steps backwards away from Thiago Alves. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Several good body shots
land on Sakuraba.
Sakuraba goes for a low kick..
Alves avoids the deadly blow.
Alves is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Kazushi Sakuraba
almost puts his head in the path of Alves's kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Alves is able to break the lock.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Sakuraba struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Sakuraba is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Alves's knee!
Alves hyper-extended his leg
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Thiago Alves hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves throws a looping right hand...
Sakuraba moves aside and dodges.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Alves.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Alves wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
An overhand right from Thiago Alves 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 has a small cut in his Nose
Alves throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Lightning fast low kick from Sakuraba!
Alves blocks that kick with his leg.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Sakuraba seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Alves and pushes him away!
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Alves blocks.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves blocks
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alves moves back and takes a deep breath.
Alves is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Thiago Alves
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Alves launches a stiff jab!
Sakuraba ducks that one.
Alves wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
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 Alves to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Alves 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.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Thiago Alves holds Kazushi Sakuraba and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Thiago Alves doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Alves fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
The punches go wide.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Thiago Alves is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves viciously slams hammer blows to Sakuraba's face!
This is over! That impact from Thiago Alves has left Sakuraba laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 4:02 Round 3
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 15/28 (54%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 3/11 (27%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/43 (47%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 5/14 (36%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Sakuraba’s mixed attack worked really well for the first 2 rounds against the elite Alves, but he died off in the 3rd and Alves capitalized.
Kazushi Sakuraba glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba steps forward and fires a high kick!
Alves blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Sakuraba goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
Thiago Alves sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Thiago Alves to fight back!
Alves moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Alves easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alves sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Kazushi Sakuraba throws an uppercut
Alves slips it.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sakuraba with a double overhooks!
Sakuraba wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
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 Alves to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba aggressively and repeatedly punches Alves.
Good job by Alves blocking and slipping the blows.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Thiago Alves's guard...
Alves doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
1:55 Round 1 and Sakuraba is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Thiago Alves's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Alves's Right eye is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Alves's eyes...
Alves struggles to free himself
Thiago Alves is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Alves 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.
Alves misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Thiago Alves sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Thiago Alves against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Alves doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Alves's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Alves rolls and he's now on half guard over Kazushi Sakuraba. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Sakuraba
Alves delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sakuraba is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sakuraba's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba
Sakuraba has given his back to Thiago Alves who is trying to get one hook in!
Thiago Alves has one hook in!
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and shows Thiago Alves a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sakuraba's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Alves has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Alves is in rear mount over Sakuraba with one hook in
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Sakuraba stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Thiago Alves is coming in again!
Alves pushes Kazushi Sakuraba and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alves fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba swings...
...no good.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Sakuraba's knee!
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
Crisp uppercut by Alves followed by a hard jab
Kazushi Sakuraba stumbles back.
Sakuraba steps forward
Alves feints.
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Alves is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Sakuraba throws a lazy kick
Alves blocks and keeps his distance.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Alves, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba tries a middle kick
Alves blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Alves Hyper-extended his arm
Alves looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Sakuraba is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alves.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Sakuraba launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alves!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Alves in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Sakuraba catches an ankle and Alves is tripped to the mat!
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to pass Thiago Alves's guard...
Thiago Alves has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
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 Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves 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 closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Thiago Alves controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Thiago Alves is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
Alves doesn't allow him!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Thiago Alves slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Thiago Alves in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Thiago Alves is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Thiago Alves doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Alves
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Alves ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Alves launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Sakuraba's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Sakuraba is holding Thiago Alves's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Thiago Alves shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Thiago Alves tries to take advantage...
Alves dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Sakuraba steps backwards away from Thiago Alves. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Several good body shots
land on Sakuraba.
Sakuraba goes for a low kick..
Alves avoids the deadly blow.
Alves is trying to counter now!
A bad move from Kazushi Sakuraba
almost puts his head in the path of Alves's kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alves is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Alves is able to break the lock.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Sakuraba
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Sakuraba struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Sakuraba is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Alves's knee!
Alves hyper-extended his leg
Sakuraba attempts a shoot
Thiago Alves hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves throws a looping right hand...
Sakuraba moves aside and dodges.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Alves.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alves tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Thiago Alves launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Alves wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sakuraba doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
An overhand right from Thiago Alves 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 has a small cut in his Nose
Alves throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Lightning fast low kick from Sakuraba!
Alves blocks that kick with his leg.
Thiago Alves goes with a looping right hand while Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back and jabs
Sakuraba seems staggered and Thiago Alves runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Sakuraba hyper-extended his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves fakes a punch and launches himself over Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Alves and pushes him away!
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Alves blocks.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Sakuraba blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves blocks
Alves decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alves moves back and takes a deep breath.
Alves is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Thiago Alves
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alves with a double overhooks!
Alves launches a stiff jab!
Sakuraba ducks that one.
Alves wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Alves struggles and launches a few punches to Sakuraba's head
Those punches are hitting! Sakuraba covers his head!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
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 Alves to the mat!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Alves 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.
Alves clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Thiago Alves holds Kazushi Sakuraba and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Left cheek
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Alves
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Thiago Alves doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Alves is trying to counter now!
Alves fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
The punches go wide.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Alves's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alves tries to cover his face,
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to escape from the full mount...
Thiago Alves is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Thiago Alves storms over Sakuraba with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alves doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Sakuraba's face with his elbows!
Thiago Alves is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Alves's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alves blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alves tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Thiago Alves moves to better his position on the ground...
Thiago Alves viciously slams hammer blows to Sakuraba's face!
This is over! That impact from Thiago Alves has left Sakuraba laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Thiago Alves by KO (Punches) at 4:02 Round 3
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 15/28 (54%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 3/11 (27%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/43 (47%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 5/14 (36%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Sakuraba’s mixed attack worked really well for the first 2 rounds against the elite Alves, but he died off in the 3rd and Alves capitalized.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!