Post by The Sandman on Mar 22, 2024 9:11:03 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Kazushi Sakuraba raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Wanderlei Silva has fight Kazushi Sakuraba 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Spider grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Spider struggles to free himself
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Wanderlei Silva lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Kazushi Sakuraba loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Spider looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter works on the ground with his fingers over The Spider's face
The Spider shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Gracie Hunter from the side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Spider tries to move to full mount!
The Gracie Hunter won't allow him to take this position easily.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Wanderlei Silva!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
The Spider is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Gracie Hunter's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Spider struggles to free himself
The Spider struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider tries to free his leg...
The Gracie Hunter doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
The Gracie Hunter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Spider struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider sits over his knees and pushes away The Gracie Hunter's leg!
Wanderlei Silva is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Spider suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
The Gracie Hunter can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Wanderlei Silva!
Keith Peterson 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The Spider launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Spider jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Spider tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei Silva is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how The Gracie Hunter is eating those punches!
The Spider doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Spider who put distance between them
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Wanderlei Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Gracie Hunter.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
The Gracie Hunter succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Spider
Nice beating Wanderlei Silva has received.
The Spider tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Gracie Hunter tries to cover his face,
The Gracie Hunter's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Kazushi Sakuraba.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on The Gracie Hunter.
Hard blow to The Gracie Hunter's mid-section, he seems hurt
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The Spider moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Wanderlei Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on The Gracie Hunter's chin! That stops The Gracie Hunter in his tracks!
That brutal impact left The Gracie Hunter laid out on the mat! Wanderlei Silva's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (Punch) at 0:52 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Silva brought his magic Wand (get it), and used forced puns to win this fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Wanderlei Silva has fight Kazushi Sakuraba 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Spider grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Spider struggles to free himself
The Gracie Hunter is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Wanderlei Silva lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Kazushi Sakuraba loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Spider looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter works on the ground with his fingers over The Spider's face
The Spider shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Gracie Hunter from the side mount!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Spider tries to move to full mount!
The Gracie Hunter won't allow him to take this position easily.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps control and remains in side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Wanderlei Silva!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
The Spider is taking this opportunity to rest.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
The Spider is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Gracie Hunter's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Spider struggles to free himself
The Spider struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider tries to free his leg...
The Gracie Hunter doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
The Gracie Hunter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Spider struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Spider sits over his knees and pushes away The Gracie Hunter's leg!
Wanderlei Silva is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Spider suddenly holds Kazushi Sakuraba's arm and tries an armbar!
The Gracie Hunter can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Wanderlei Silva!
Keith Peterson 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The Spider launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Spider jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Wanderlei Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Spider tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei Silva is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how The Gracie Hunter is eating those punches!
The Spider doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Spider who put distance between them
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Wanderlei Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Gracie Hunter.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
The Gracie Hunter succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over The Spider
Nice beating Wanderlei Silva has received.
The Spider tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Gracie Hunter tries to cover his face,
The Gracie Hunter's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Spider launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over The Spider
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... The Spider tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Kazushi Sakuraba.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on The Gracie Hunter.
Hard blow to The Gracie Hunter's mid-section, he seems hurt
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The Spider moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The Spider decides to launch some tentative punches
Wanderlei Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on The Gracie Hunter's chin! That stops The Gracie Hunter in his tracks!
That brutal impact left The Gracie Hunter laid out on the mat! Wanderlei Silva's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (Punch) at 0:52 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Silva brought his magic Wand (get it), and used forced puns to win this fight.
