Post by The Sandmen on Aug 14, 2014 11:57:27 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Mach while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Weidman while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hayato Sakurai and Weidman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Chris Weidman
almost hit him as he moves away.
Weidman moves backwards and Hayato Sakurai is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mach fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Weidman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hayato Sakurai didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Mach
Weidman struggles on the ground and tries to break Hayato Sakurai's guard...
Chris Weidman is in Mach open guard now
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Chris Weidman is cooling the fight on the ground
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Weidman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Weidman tries to move to full mount
Weidman succeeds
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Stand up! This is what Mach's cornermen are shouting. Chris Weidman is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Chris Weidman on the ground
They could take their toll on Mach.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mach is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Weidman is in rear mount over Mach
Mach tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Hayato Sakurai. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Mach.
Mach steps forward
Chris Weidman catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Mach has a small cut in his Nose
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Weidman!
Mach is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Mach has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Mach's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mach doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Hayato Sakurai's Right eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Chris Weidman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Hayato Sakurai closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman works on the ground with his fingers over Mach's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman looks to mount Hayato Sakurai...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mach is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Weidman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Mach doesn't stop bleeding.
Chris Weidman takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Hayato Sakurai shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Hayato Sakurai breaks that americana attempt!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman moves to better his position on the ground...
Chris Weidman viciously slams hammer blows to Mach's face!
Mach's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hayato Sakurai seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Weidman!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai is a bloody mess!
Chris Weidman positions himself and tries to finish this!
Chris Weidman storms Hayato Sakurai's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Dan Miragliotta is asking Hayato Sakurai to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Mach laid out on the mat! Chris Weidman's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mach's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chris Weidman by KO (GnP) at 4:51 Round 1
Statistics: Hayato Sakurai
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/20 (75%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Hayato Sakurai had a nightmare here today. He should be ashamed of his performance in this fight. (23 points)
Nice effort tonight from Chris Weidman who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. (298 points)
Tomorrow we will see thousands of threads on the internet about this being one of the best fights ever!
Ferocious staredown by Weidman while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Hayato Sakurai and Weidman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Chris Weidman
almost hit him as he moves away.
Weidman moves backwards and Hayato Sakurai is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mach fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Weidman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hayato Sakurai didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Mach
Weidman struggles on the ground and tries to break Hayato Sakurai's guard...
Chris Weidman is in Mach open guard now
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Chris Weidman is cooling the fight on the ground
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Weidman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Weidman tries to move to full mount
Weidman succeeds
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Stand up! This is what Mach's cornermen are shouting. Chris Weidman is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Chris Weidman on the ground
They could take their toll on Mach.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mach is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Weidman is in rear mount over Mach
Mach tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Hayato Sakurai. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Mach.
Mach steps forward
Chris Weidman catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Mach has a small cut in his Nose
Bone shattering straight right hand from Chris Weidman!
Mach is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Mach has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Mach's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mach doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Hayato Sakurai's Right eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Chris Weidman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Hayato Sakurai closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman works on the ground with his fingers over Mach's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman looks to mount Hayato Sakurai...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Weidman is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mach is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Weidman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Mach doesn't stop bleeding.
Chris Weidman takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Hayato Sakurai shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Hayato Sakurai breaks that americana attempt!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Chris Weidman moves to better his position on the ground...
Chris Weidman viciously slams hammer blows to Mach's face!
Mach's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hayato Sakurai seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Chris Weidman!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai is a bloody mess!
Chris Weidman positions himself and tries to finish this!
Chris Weidman storms Hayato Sakurai's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Dan Miragliotta is asking Hayato Sakurai to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Mach laid out on the mat! Chris Weidman's corner come in to congratulate him!
Mach's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chris Weidman by KO (GnP) at 4:51 Round 1
Statistics: Hayato Sakurai
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/20 (75%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Hayato Sakurai had a nightmare here today. He should be ashamed of his performance in this fight. (23 points)
Nice effort tonight from Chris Weidman who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. (298 points)
Tomorrow we will see thousands of threads on the internet about this being one of the best fights ever!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!