Post by The Sandmen on Aug 18, 2014 13:48:35 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Sakuraba while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Nate Quarry 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Quarry stumbles backwards after that one!
Inside leg kick from Quarry
that lands on Kazushi Sakuraba's leg.
Nate Quarry just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sakuraba quickly defends.
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Quarry is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Quarry in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Quarry's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Quarry can take many more shots like that!
Quarry's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Nate Quarry launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Quarry misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Quarry ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Quarry
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba and Nate Quarry are cliched up against the cage. Sakuraba hammers Quarry face and hooks Quarry leg
Nate Quarry is on his back after that trip
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Quarry tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Quarry
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Quarry
Nate Quarry stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Quarry
Nate Quarry attempts to move to full guard
Nate Quarry manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
That Kneebar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Quarry rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) are cheering for the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Quarry was not ready to fight a fighter of Kazushi Sakuraba caliber.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba is launching some bone breaking punches to Quarry's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Quarry's eyes.
Hard blow to Quarry's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Quarry's face.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Quarry slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quarry is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Quarry struggles to free himself
Quarry struggles to free himself
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Quarry rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Nate Quarry is standing now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Quarry is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Nate Quarry's head...
It lands flush with Nate Quarry's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Quarry evades.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Quarry! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Quarry's chin with an uppercut while Quarry lands some great crosses.
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Quarry didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Quarry's body! He's holding his side
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Quarry.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Quarry struggles to free himself
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Quarry struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Sakuraba secures the lock while Nate Quarry refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 92 s
Statistics: Nate Quarry
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 81 s
Sakuraba Strikes Back.
Nate Quarry 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from Sakuraba!
Quarry stumbles backwards after that one!
Inside leg kick from Quarry
that lands on Kazushi Sakuraba's leg.
Nate Quarry just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sakuraba quickly defends.
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Quarry is on the receiving end of a great combo by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to grapple
He puts Quarry in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Quarry's face, followed by knees to the body from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Bang! Quarry can take many more shots like that!
Quarry's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry tries to take Kazushi Sakuraba down... Sakuraba stumbles backwards and Nate Quarry launches a few punches...
Kazushi Sakuraba dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Quarry misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Quarry ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Quarry
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba and Nate Quarry are cliched up against the cage. Sakuraba hammers Quarry face and hooks Quarry leg
Nate Quarry is on his back after that trip
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Quarry tries to roll on the ground!
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Quarry
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Quarry
Nate Quarry stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Quarry
Nate Quarry attempts to move to full guard
Nate Quarry manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
That Kneebar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Quarry rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) are cheering for the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Quarry was not ready to fight a fighter of Kazushi Sakuraba caliber.
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Sakuraba is launching some bone breaking punches to Quarry's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Quarry's eyes.
Hard blow to Quarry's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Quarry's face.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Quarry doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Quarry forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Quarry slightly pushes Sakuraba into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quarry is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Quarry struggles to free himself
Quarry struggles to free himself
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Quarry rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Nate Quarry is standing now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Quarry is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba launches an up-kick intended for Nate Quarry's head...
It lands flush with Nate Quarry's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Sakuraba climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Quarry evades.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Quarry! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sakuraba looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Quarry's chin with an uppercut while Quarry lands some great crosses.
Sakuraba fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Quarry didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Quarry's body! He's holding his side
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Quarry.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry
Sakuraba is in open guard over Quarry... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Quarry struggles to free himself
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Quarry struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Sakuraba is locking that Kneebar...
Sakuraba secures the lock while Nate Quarry refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 92 s
Statistics: Nate Quarry
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 81 s
Sakuraba Strikes Back.
That sux.
