Post by The Sandmen on Dec 6, 2015 17:10:23 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Sakuraba while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Nate Marquardt looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
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 closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Marquardt.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sakuraba moves back and takes a deep breath.
Nate Marquardt tries a hook to the body
but Sakuraba manages to dodge it
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Marquardt holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kazushi Sakuraba didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba closed his guard around Nate Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Marquardt uses his strength to keep Marquardt at a disadvantage
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Left cheek
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Marquardt can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Kazushi Sakuraba back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds Nate Marquardt and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
Sakuraba knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Marquardt shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Sakuraba is locking that Americana...
Nate Marquardt breaks that americana attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Sakuraba is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Nate Marquardt is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Marquardt receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Lightning fast low kick from Marquardt!
Sakuraba blocks that kick with his leg.
Nate Marquardt throws an uppercut
Sakuraba slips it.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Sakuraba doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Marquardt's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Marquardt's head
Those punches are hitting! Marquardt covers his head!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba launches a few hard punches to Nate Marquardt's ribs!
Nate Marquardt's ribs shows the damage! Kazushi Sakuraba is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding Sakuraba's in a double underhooks...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Nate Marquardt and that knee goes nowhere!
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Solid low kick from Kazushi Sakuraba.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Marquardt hyper-extended his left leg
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sakuraba
Sakuraba wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Incredible high kick!
Marquardt is worried!
Nate Marquardt and Sakuraba engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The two exchange wildly
Sakuraba is connecting with a few punches
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Marquardt
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt pushes away Sakuraba trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Kazushi Sakuraba ribs and the tries to trip him
Sakuraba loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a middle kick
Marquardt blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Marquardt leads with a punch
Kazushi Sakuraba avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Marquardt's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Marquardt forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Sakuraba who put distance between them
Nate Marquardt swings...
...no good.
Marquardt is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Nate Marquardt to the mat
Sakuraba is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba opts to jump inside Marquardt's guard.
Marquardt didn't see that coming. Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt now.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt
Not a desiderable position that Marquardt is in now. Kazushi Sakuraba is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sakuraba moves on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Marquardt's face with those brutal elbows! Marquardt needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Marquardt was not intelligently defending himself!
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO (GnP) at 4:16 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/14 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Nate did well for a while, but despite his slump, Sakuraba is still pretty legit. Nate's done well and carried that momentum into this fight, but Saki sacked him here.
Nate Marquardt looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Kazushi Sakuraba today.
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 closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sakuraba is clinching with Marquardt.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Sakuraba decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Sakuraba moves back and takes a deep breath.
Nate Marquardt tries a hook to the body
but Sakuraba manages to dodge it
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Marquardt holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kazushi Sakuraba didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Sakuraba's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba closed his guard around Nate Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Marquardt uses his strength to keep Marquardt at a disadvantage
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Left cheek
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Marquardt can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Kazushi Sakuraba back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba holds Nate Marquardt and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
Sakuraba knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Marquardt shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Sakuraba is locking that Americana...
Nate Marquardt breaks that americana attempt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Sakuraba is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Nate Marquardt is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Sakuraba launches a furious low kick!
Marquardt receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Lightning fast low kick from Marquardt!
Sakuraba blocks that kick with his leg.
Nate Marquardt throws an uppercut
Sakuraba slips it.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Sakuraba doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Marquardt's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba struggles and launches a few punches to Marquardt's head
Those punches are hitting! Marquardt covers his head!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba launches a few hard punches to Nate Marquardt's ribs!
Nate Marquardt's ribs shows the damage! Kazushi Sakuraba is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding Sakuraba's in a double underhooks...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Nate Marquardt and that knee goes nowhere!
Sakuraba has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Solid low kick from Kazushi Sakuraba.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Marquardt hyper-extended his left leg
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sakuraba
Sakuraba wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take advantage...
Incredible high kick!
Marquardt is worried!
Nate Marquardt and Sakuraba engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The two exchange wildly
Sakuraba is connecting with a few punches
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Marquardt
Great move by Sakuraba who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt pushes away Sakuraba trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Kazushi Sakuraba ribs and the tries to trip him
Sakuraba loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries a middle kick
Marquardt blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Marquardt leads with a punch
Kazushi Sakuraba avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Marquardt's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sakuraba has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Marquardt forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Sakuraba tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sakuraba doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Sakuraba who put distance between them
Nate Marquardt swings...
...no good.
Marquardt is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Sakuraba jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Nate Marquardt to the mat
Sakuraba is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba opts to jump inside Marquardt's guard.
Marquardt didn't see that coming. Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt now.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt
Not a desiderable position that Marquardt is in now. Kazushi Sakuraba is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Sakuraba moves on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Marquardt's face with those brutal elbows! Marquardt needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Marquardt was not intelligently defending himself!
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO (GnP) at 4:16 Round 2
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/14 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Nate did well for a while, but despite his slump, Sakuraba is still pretty legit. Nate's done well and carried that momentum into this fight, but Saki sacked him here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!