Post by The Sandmen on Jul 27, 2016 12:22:00 GMT -5
Jake Shields glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Hayato Sakurai shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Jake Shields is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Jake Shields and Hayato Sakurai touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nice low kick from Mach
but Jake Shields stops it.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Jake Shields
that nearly tags Mach.
Hayato Sakurai goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
Mach only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Jake Shields tries a hook to the body
but Mach manages to dodge it
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Hayato Sakurai closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Mach and Shields circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hayato Sakurai closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Hayato Sakurai shoots for a double leg takedown!
Jake Shields sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Mach clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Hayato Sakurai is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shields into his guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Jake Shields uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Jake Shields uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The O2 Arena (London, England) is cheering him!
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to turn away and scramble out. Jake Shields takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Hayato Sakurai spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hayato Sakurai leans forwards and tries to grapple with Shields
Mach shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mach is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shields ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mach launches a kick
but Jake Shields avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Jake Shields is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A punch from Hayato Sakurai
gets blocked by Shields.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Shields is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields isolates Hayato Sakurai's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shields is locking that Arm Triangle...
Mach struggles to free himself
Hayato Sakurai is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields tries to pass Hayato Sakurai's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Hayato Sakurai sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Jake Shields tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach is able to break the lock.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll on the ground...
Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Mach launches a few weak punches
Shields blocks them effectively.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mach breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Hayato Sakurai looks to counter!
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll on the ground...
Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mach breaks the lock showing some skills...
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jake Shields.
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Round 2
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Jake Shields throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Mach.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Jake Shields catches Hayato Sakurai's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shields.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Mach breaths deeply while on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Hayato Sakurai in his guard...
Hayato Sakurai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields launches a few punches to Mach's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mach tries to cover his face,
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields was tooling Hayato Sakurai for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hayato Sakurai lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Mach tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shields struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Hayato Sakurai is in half guard over Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Shields tries to close his guard around Mach
He is not able to do it
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Mach moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jake Shields looks to counter!
Shields tries to close his guard around Mach
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Hayato Sakurai is in closed guard over Shields
Hayato Sakurai looks to posture up and open Jake Shields's guard...
Jake Shields has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Shields is holding Hayato Sakurai's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Hayato Sakurai loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Shields is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Mach time to recover. Hayato Sakurai seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Terrible one sided match... Mach was not ready to fight a fighter of Jake Shields caliber.
Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hayato Sakurai didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Jake Shields rolls him over and takes his back!
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Jake Shields tries to get his arm under Hayato Sakurai's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Hayato Sakurai's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Hayato Sakurai easily defends the attempt.
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Jake Shields slides his arm under Hayato Sakurai's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Hayato Sakurai pulls down on Jake Shields's hand and staves off danger
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Mach has Shields controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Shields is unable to move under Mach control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields tries to escape from closed guard...
Shields struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Mach measures the resilience of Shields's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shields blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mach clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Shields sits over his knees and pushes away Mach's leg!
Jake Shields is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Deep breaths from Hayato Sakurai who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hayato Sakurai takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mach tries to grapple
Shields moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Shields launches a furious low kick!
Mach blocks.
Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Jake Shields takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jake Shields was tooling Hayato Sakurai for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hayato Sakurai lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shields is holding Hayato Sakurai's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Hayato Sakurai loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mach Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jake Shields.
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Round 3
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Hayato Sakurai is measuring Shields with his jab.
Shields isn't fazed.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Shields swings...
hard impact to Mach's face!
Nice low kick from Mach
but Jake Shields stops it.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Hayato Sakurai fires an unorthodox punch to Shields's torso
that goes wide.
Mach misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Jake Shields
that forces Mach to try and defend better.
0:53 Round 3 and Shields is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shields 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.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jake Shields!
Hayato Sakurai is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Mach! It would have finished this fight.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mach tries to take Jake Shields to the ground from the clinch...
Shields shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Mach misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jake Shields shoots and grab both of Hayato Sakurai's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Shields lifted Mach's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Crushing shot to Mach's body! He's holding his side
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields is in open guard over Mach... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Mach rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Hayato Sakurai is on his feet again.
Mach is standing while Shields is on the ground on his back
Jake Shields launches an up-kick intended for Hayato Sakurai's head...
It lands flush with Hayato Sakurai's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jake Shields. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Jake Shields is standing now.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shields moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Mach with a double overhooks!
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Deep breaths from Hayato Sakurai who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shields moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields isolates Hayato Sakurai's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Hayato Sakurai manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Jake Shields lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Jake Shields overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach pulls his arm out of danger.
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Mach tries to stand up!
Shields doesn't allow him!
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shields moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Mach Hyper-extended his left arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That was incredible! Mach is tapping out before knowing what happened.
Winner is Jake Shields by Submission (armbar) at 3:06 Round 3
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 434 s
Statistics: Hayato Sakurai
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 426 s
Sakurai has some potential, but Shields has some now-he-is-legit.
Hayato Sakurai shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Jake Shields is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Jake Shields and Hayato Sakurai touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nice low kick from Mach
but Jake Shields stops it.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Jake Shields
that nearly tags Mach.
Hayato Sakurai goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
Mach only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Jake Shields tries a hook to the body
but Mach manages to dodge it
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Hayato Sakurai closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Mach and Shields circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hayato Sakurai closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Hayato Sakurai shoots for a double leg takedown!
Jake Shields sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Mach clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Hayato Sakurai is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Shields into his guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Jake Shields uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Jake Shields uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The O2 Arena (London, England) is cheering him!
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to turn away and scramble out. Jake Shields takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Hayato Sakurai spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hayato Sakurai leans forwards and tries to grapple with Shields
Mach shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Mach is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shields ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mach launches a kick
but Jake Shields avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Jake Shields is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A punch from Hayato Sakurai
gets blocked by Shields.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Shields is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields isolates Hayato Sakurai's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shields is locking that Arm Triangle...
Mach struggles to free himself
Hayato Sakurai is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields tries to pass Hayato Sakurai's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Hayato Sakurai sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Jake Shields tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach is able to break the lock.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll on the ground...
Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Mach launches a few weak punches
Shields blocks them effectively.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mach breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Hayato Sakurai looks to counter!
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll on the ground...
Shields knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Jake Shields throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Mach breaks the lock showing some skills...
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jake Shields.
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Round 2
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Jake Shields throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Mach.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Jake Shields catches Hayato Sakurai's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shields.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Mach breaths deeply while on the ground
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields is in closed guard... Mach tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to roll to his side and trap Hayato Sakurai in his guard...
Hayato Sakurai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields launches a few punches to Mach's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mach tries to cover his face,
Hayato Sakurai is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields was tooling Hayato Sakurai for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hayato Sakurai lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Mach tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shields struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Hayato Sakurai is in half guard over Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Shields tries to close his guard around Mach
He is not able to do it
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Mach moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jake Shields looks to counter!
Shields tries to close his guard around Mach
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Hayato Sakurai is in closed guard over Shields
Hayato Sakurai looks to posture up and open Jake Shields's guard...
Jake Shields has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Shields is holding Hayato Sakurai's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Hayato Sakurai loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Shields is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Mach time to recover. Hayato Sakurai seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Terrible one sided match... Mach was not ready to fight a fighter of Jake Shields caliber.
Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hayato Sakurai didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields tries to move to full mount
Shields succeeds
Jake Shields is in full mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai tries to roll to his side and trap Jake Shields in his guard...
Jake Shields rolls him over and takes his back!
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Jake Shields tries to get his arm under Hayato Sakurai's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Hayato Sakurai's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Hayato Sakurai easily defends the attempt.
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Jake Shields slides his arm under Hayato Sakurai's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Hayato Sakurai pulls down on Jake Shields's hand and staves off danger
Shields is in rear mount over Mach
Mach has Shields controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Shields is unable to move under Mach control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Mach
Shields tries to escape from closed guard...
Shields struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Hayato Sakurai tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Mach measures the resilience of Shields's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shields blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mach clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Shields sits over his knees and pushes away Mach's leg!
Jake Shields is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Deep breaths from Hayato Sakurai who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hayato Sakurai takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mach tries to grapple
Shields moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Shields launches a furious low kick!
Mach blocks.
Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Jake Shields takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jake Shields was tooling Hayato Sakurai for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hayato Sakurai lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shields is holding Hayato Sakurai's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Hayato Sakurai loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mach Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in side mount over Hayato Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Jake Shields keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Jake Shields.
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Round 3
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Hayato Sakurai is measuring Shields with his jab.
Shields isn't fazed.
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Shields swings...
hard impact to Mach's face!
Nice low kick from Mach
but Jake Shields stops it.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Hayato Sakurai fires an unorthodox punch to Shields's torso
that goes wide.
Mach misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Jake Shields
that forces Mach to try and defend better.
0:53 Round 3 and Shields is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shields 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.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jake Shields!
Hayato Sakurai is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Mach! It would have finished this fight.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mach tries to take Jake Shields to the ground from the clinch...
Shields shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Mach misses a step and Jake Shields sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jake Shields shoots and grab both of Hayato Sakurai's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Shields lifted Mach's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Crushing shot to Mach's body! He's holding his side
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Mach tries to close his guard around Shields
He is not able to do it
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Shields is in open guard over Mach... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Mach rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Hayato Sakurai is on his feet again.
Mach is standing while Shields is on the ground on his back
Jake Shields launches an up-kick intended for Hayato Sakurai's head...
It lands flush with Hayato Sakurai's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jake Shields. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Jake Shields is standing now.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shields moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Mach with a double overhooks!
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mach goes down.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Mach
Deep breaths from Hayato Sakurai who tries a hammer punch to Shields's ribs.
Shields blocks those punches
Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shields moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Mach
Jake Shields isolates Hayato Sakurai's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Hayato Sakurai manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Jake Shields lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Jake Shields overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach struggles to free himself
Mach pulls his arm out of danger.
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
Mach tries to stand up!
Shields doesn't allow him!
Hayato Sakurai is in open guard over Shields
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Shields moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Mach Hyper-extended his left arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That was incredible! Mach is tapping out before knowing what happened.
Winner is Jake Shields by Submission (armbar) at 3:06 Round 3
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 434 s
Statistics: Hayato Sakurai
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 426 s
Sakurai has some potential, but Shields has some now-he-is-legit.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!