Post by The Sandman on Oct 6, 2021 11:41:48 GMT -5
The Gracie Hunter enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Phil Davis shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Kazushi Sakuraba comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Phil Davis comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The Gracie Hunter and Mr. Wonderful move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Gracie Hunter has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Mr. Wonderful forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Mr. Wonderful forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba gets control of Phil Davis's neck and attempts a guillotine!
That Standing Guillotine from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
That Standing Guillotine from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Phil Davis shakes him off and staves off danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter circles out and slips free of Phil Davis's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Mr. Wonderful!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
Phil Davis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Gracie Hunter is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Phil Davis is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Phil Davis pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Kazushi Sakuraba struggles not allowing Phil Davis improve his position.
Phil Davis is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Mr. Wonderful tries to improve position.
The Gracie Hunter adjusts and closes his guard.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mr. Wonderful struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Phil Davis!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Phil Davis to his stomach and takes his back!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful
The Gracie Hunter is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Kazushi Sakuraba has one hook in!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful with one hook in
The Gracie Hunter has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Mr. Wonderful.
Nicely done! The Gracie Hunter now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mr. Wonderful!
Mr. Wonderful rolls on the ground and he finishes being fully mounted by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Phil Davis
Kazushi Sakuraba was tooling Phil Davis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Phil Davis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Mr. Wonderful's eyes...
The Gracie Hunter secures the lock while Phil Davis refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (armbar) at 2:42 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
All Sakuraba. No Philuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Phil Davis shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Kazushi Sakuraba comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Phil Davis comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The Gracie Hunter and Mr. Wonderful move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Gracie Hunter has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Mr. Wonderful forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Kazushi Sakuraba embrace and tries to move away...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Mr. Wonderful forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Kazushi Sakuraba gets control of Phil Davis's neck and attempts a guillotine!
That Standing Guillotine from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
That Standing Guillotine from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Phil Davis shakes him off and staves off danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Gracie Hunter circles out and slips free of Phil Davis's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Mr. Wonderful!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks
Phil Davis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Gracie Hunter is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Phil Davis is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Phil Davis pushes Kazushi Sakuraba against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Kazushi Sakuraba struggles not allowing Phil Davis improve his position.
Phil Davis is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Mr. Wonderful tries to improve position.
The Gracie Hunter adjusts and closes his guard.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mr. Wonderful struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in closed guard over The Gracie Hunter
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... The Gracie Hunter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Phil Davis!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Phil Davis
Phil Davis tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Phil Davis to his stomach and takes his back!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful
The Gracie Hunter is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful has given his back to Kazushi Sakuraba who is trying to get one hook in!
Kazushi Sakuraba has one hook in!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful with one hook in
The Gracie Hunter has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Mr. Wonderful.
Nicely done! The Gracie Hunter now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Gracie Hunter is in rear mount over Mr. Wonderful with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Mr. Wonderful!
Mr. Wonderful rolls on the ground and he finishes being fully mounted by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Phil Davis
Kazushi Sakuraba was tooling Phil Davis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Phil Davis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Mr. Wonderful's eyes...
The Gracie Hunter secures the lock while Phil Davis refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (armbar) at 2:42 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 94 s
All Sakuraba. No Philuraba.
