Post by The Sandman on Feb 19, 2021 22:07:20 GMT -5
Glover Teixeira is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Teixeira is connecting with a few punches
Every time Glover Teixeira attempts to get inside
The Gracie Hunter fires a low kick.
Glover Teixeira is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nice punch by Glover Teixeira
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Gracie Hunter's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Gracie Hunter has a small cut in his Right eye
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Teixeira... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Teixeira rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Glover Teixeira is on his feet again.
Teixeira is standing while The Gracie Hunter is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Teixeira evades.
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Glover Teixeira jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Gracie Hunter clumsily fails here and it's time for Glover Teixeira to fight back!
Low kick by Glover Teixeira to maintain his distance.
That hits Kazushi Sakuraba's ankle
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The Gracie Hunter leads with a punch
Glover Teixeira avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left eye
Teixeira avoids a dangerous strike from The Gracie Hunter
and counters with a solid straight!
Teixeira moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Gracie Hunter with a double overhooks!
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Glover Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Teixeira creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shovel hook by Glover Teixeira
tags The Gracie Hunter.
A left hook from Teixeira
grazes the chin of The Gracie Hunter.
Kazushi Sakuraba closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Kazushi Sakuraba is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Teixeira seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Gracie Hunter and Teixeira circle around the center of the cage.
The Gracie Hunter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Teixeira!
Some big punches are landing!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Glover Teixeira has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Glover Teixeira
grazes The Gracie Hunter's right cheek.
The Gracie Hunter's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Teixeira who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Teixeira tries to breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Teixeira launches a couple of punches that leave marks in The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
The Gracie Hunter ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Glover Teixeira embrace and tries to move away...
Glover Teixeira pushes The Gracie Hunter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Gracie Hunter takes a break to breathe while holding Glover Teixeira.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Teixeira... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Teixeira rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Glover Teixeira is on his feet again.
Teixeira is standing while The Gracie Hunter is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
The Gracie Hunter climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Glover Teixeira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Glover Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Glover Teixeira's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Glover Teixeira is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Glover Teixeira looks to counter!
Glover Teixeira attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Glover Teixeira manages to switch to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter breaths deeply while on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Teixeira breaks free.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter tries to get a side mount...
Teixeira wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is taking this opportunity to rest.
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 Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Glover Teixeira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Teixeira seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Teixeira and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
Teixeira tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Teixeira is clinching with The Gracie Hunter.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Teixeira struggles and launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's head
Those punches are hitting! The Gracie Hunter covers his head!
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba paws at Teixeira.
Teixeira answers with solid punches!
Teixeira is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Glover Teixeira looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Glover Teixeira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Teixeira's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Teixeira breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Teixeira.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Teixeira looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Teixeira measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's chin with an uppercut while The Gracie Hunter lands some great crosses.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter clumsily fails here and it's time for Glover Teixeira to fight back!
Glover Teixeira swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Glover Teixeira was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Teixeira goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
Teixeira is getting frustrated here.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
Teixeira tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... Teixeira tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Teixeira tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Glover Teixeira controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Teixeira knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Glover Teixeira in his guard...
Glover Teixeira rolls him over and takes his back!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
Teixeira tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Gracie Hunter! Teixeira has one hook in and keeps working!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
The Gracie Hunter uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
Nicely done! Teixeira now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
The Gracie Hunter's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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.
The Gracie Hunter looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Glover Teixeira's punches
The Gracie Hunter is on the receiving end of a great combo by Teixeira.
Kazushi Sakuraba circles around Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter pushes Glover Teixeira and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Teixeira decides to launch some tentative punches
Glover Teixeira takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Teixeira is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Glover Teixeira swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tremendous strikes from Teixeira!
Some big punches are landing!
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Glover Teixeira attempts to cut off The Gracie Hunter with punches
The Gracie Hunter reels from the strikes.
The Gracie Hunter's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter misses a step and Glover Teixeira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
land on The Gracie Hunter.
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
A right hand from Glover Teixeira
makes The Gracie Hunter stumble back!
The Gracie Hunter has a small cut in his Forehead
Shovel hook by Glover Teixeira
tags The Gracie Hunter.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Teixeira, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
Teixeira is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Glover Teixeira looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Glover Teixeira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Glover Teixeira in his guard...
Glover Teixeira rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
Teixeira tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Gracie Hunter! Teixeira has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Good looking punches from Glover Teixeira on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
Nicely done! Teixeira now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Good looking punches from Glover Teixeira on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Glover Teixeira was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
The Gracie Hunter is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The Gracie Hunter tries to stand up!
Teixeira doesn't allow him!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Teixeira is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate The Gracie Hunter, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Teixeira moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Teixeira tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Gracie Hunter in the side of the head
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Gracie Hunter in the side of the head
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Glover Teixeira hovers above The Gracie Hunter
Good punches to The Gracie Hunter's body.
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Glover Teixeira.
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Round 5
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Glover Teixeira tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Gracie Hunter's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Glover Teixeira!
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Teixeira who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Glover Teixeira!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira takes a break to breathe while holding Kazushi Sakuraba.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Glover Teixeira has punished The Gracie Hunter very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Teixeira struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
The Gracie Hunter steps forward
Glover Teixeira catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The Gracie Hunter's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nice punch by Glover Teixeira
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Oh! Down goes The Gracie Hunter! Glover Teixeira knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Glover Teixeira really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
The Gracie Hunter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Glover Teixeira by KO (Punch) at 1:35 Round 5
Statistics: Glover Teixeira
Punches 41/47 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/22 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 536 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/11 (45%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Sakuraba didn't do much.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Teixeira is connecting with a few punches
Every time Glover Teixeira attempts to get inside
The Gracie Hunter fires a low kick.
Glover Teixeira is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nice punch by Glover Teixeira
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Gracie Hunter's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Gracie Hunter has a small cut in his Right eye
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Teixeira... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Teixeira rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Glover Teixeira is on his feet again.
Teixeira is standing while The Gracie Hunter is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Kazushi Sakuraba is on his feet again.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Teixeira evades.
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Glover Teixeira jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The Gracie Hunter clumsily fails here and it's time for Glover Teixeira to fight back!
Low kick by Glover Teixeira to maintain his distance.
That hits Kazushi Sakuraba's ankle
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The Gracie Hunter leads with a punch
Glover Teixeira avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left eye
Teixeira avoids a dangerous strike from The Gracie Hunter
and counters with a solid straight!
Teixeira moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Gracie Hunter with a double overhooks!
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Glover Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Teixeira creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shovel hook by Glover Teixeira
tags The Gracie Hunter.
A left hook from Teixeira
grazes the chin of The Gracie Hunter.
Kazushi Sakuraba closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Kazushi Sakuraba is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Teixeira seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The Gracie Hunter and Teixeira circle around the center of the cage.
The Gracie Hunter studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Teixeira!
Some big punches are landing!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Glover Teixeira has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Glover Teixeira
grazes The Gracie Hunter's right cheek.
The Gracie Hunter's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Teixeira who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
The fighters are clinching.
Teixeira tries to breaks Kazushi Sakuraba's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Teixeira launches a couple of punches that leave marks in The Gracie Hunter's ribs.
The Gracie Hunter ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The Gracie Hunter doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Glover Teixeira embrace and tries to move away...
Glover Teixeira pushes The Gracie Hunter forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Gracie Hunter takes a break to breathe while holding Glover Teixeira.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Teixeira... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Teixeira rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Glover Teixeira is on his feet again.
Teixeira is standing while The Gracie Hunter is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
The Gracie Hunter climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Glover Teixeira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Glover Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Glover Teixeira's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Glover Teixeira is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Glover Teixeira looks to counter!
Glover Teixeira attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Glover Teixeira manages to switch to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter breaths deeply while on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Teixeira breaks free.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter tries to get a side mount...
Teixeira wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is taking this opportunity to rest.
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 Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The Gracie Hunter steps backwards away from Glover Teixeira. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Teixeira seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Teixeira and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
Teixeira tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Teixeira is clinching with The Gracie Hunter.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Kazushi Sakuraba
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Teixeira struggles and launches a few punches to The Gracie Hunter's head
Those punches are hitting! The Gracie Hunter covers his head!
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes away Teixeira trying to keep the fight at striking range
Teixeira stumbles backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba circles to get the center of the cage
Kazushi Sakuraba paws at Teixeira.
Teixeira answers with solid punches!
Teixeira is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Glover Teixeira looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Glover Teixeira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Teixeira's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Teixeira breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Teixeira.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Teixeira looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Kazushi Sakuraba's punches
Teixeira measures the resilience of The Gracie Hunter's chin with an uppercut while The Gracie Hunter lands some great crosses.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter clumsily fails here and it's time for Glover Teixeira to fight back!
Glover Teixeira swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Glover Teixeira was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Teixeira goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
Teixeira is getting frustrated here.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Teixeira
Teixeira tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He succeeds!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter is in closed guard... Teixeira tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Teixeira tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Glover Teixeira controls the situation despite Kazushi Sakuraba efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground...
Teixeira knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Glover Teixeira in his guard...
Glover Teixeira rolls him over and takes his back!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
Teixeira tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Gracie Hunter! Teixeira has one hook in and keeps working!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
The Gracie Hunter uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
Nicely done! Teixeira now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
The Gracie Hunter's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. 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.
The Gracie Hunter looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Glover Teixeira's punches
The Gracie Hunter is on the receiving end of a great combo by Teixeira.
Kazushi Sakuraba circles around Teixeira
The Gracie Hunter pushes Glover Teixeira and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Teixeira decides to launch some tentative punches
Glover Teixeira takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Glover Teixeira is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Teixeira is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Teixeira moves backwards and Kazushi Sakuraba is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Glover Teixeira swings...
hard impact to The Gracie Hunter's face!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Nose
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Tremendous strikes from Teixeira!
Some big punches are landing!
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Glover Teixeira attempts to cut off The Gracie Hunter with punches
The Gracie Hunter reels from the strikes.
The Gracie Hunter's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Gracie Hunter is holding Glover Teixeira's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Glover Teixeira shows great balance while pushing away Kazushi Sakuraba
The Gracie Hunter misses a step and Glover Teixeira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
land on The Gracie Hunter.
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
A right hand from Glover Teixeira
makes The Gracie Hunter stumble back!
The Gracie Hunter has a small cut in his Forehead
Shovel hook by Glover Teixeira
tags The Gracie Hunter.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Teixeira, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
Teixeira is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Glover Teixeira is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Glover Teixeira looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Glover Teixeira slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Glover Teixeira is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Glover Teixeira in his guard...
Glover Teixeira rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter
Teixeira tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for The Gracie Hunter! Teixeira has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Good looking punches from Glover Teixeira on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with one hook in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for The Gracie Hunter.
Nicely done! Teixeira now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Good looking punches from Glover Teixeira on the ground
They could take their toll on The Gracie Hunter.
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Glover Teixeira was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
The Gracie Hunter is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The Gracie Hunter tries to stand up!
Teixeira doesn't allow him!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba is a bloody mess!
Teixeira is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate The Gracie Hunter, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Teixeira moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
Teixeira has one of his arm over Kazushi Sakuraba's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Teixeira tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Gracie Hunter in the side of the head
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
The Gracie Hunter should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
The Gracie Hunter is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Teixeira tries to use some of his tricky moves but Teixeira's is smart enough to counter him.
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Teixeira tries to open up Kazushi Sakuraba's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching The Gracie Hunter in the side of the head
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
You can see The Gracie Hunter's blood making stains in the mat.
Teixeira tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for The Gracie Hunter!
The Gracie Hunter adopts the turtle defense and Teixeira is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Teixeira is in rear mount over The Gracie Hunter with two hooks in
Glover Teixeira hovers above The Gracie Hunter
Good punches to The Gracie Hunter's body.
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Glover Teixeira.
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Round 5
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Glover Teixeira tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The Gracie Hunter's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira and The Gracie Hunter circle around the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Glover Teixeira!
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and launches himself over Kazushi Sakuraba
Great move by Teixeira who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Glover Teixeira!
The fighters are clinching.
Kazushi Sakuraba continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Teixeira takes a break to breathe while holding Kazushi Sakuraba.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Glover Teixeira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Gracie Hunter seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Glover Teixeira has punished The Gracie Hunter very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
The Gracie Hunter doesn't stop bleeding.
The Gracie Hunter grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Teixeira struggles... Kazushi Sakuraba is unable to take him down
The Gracie Hunter steps forward
Glover Teixeira catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The Gracie Hunter's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Glover Teixeira has left The Gracie Hunter staggered! Glover Teixeira should try push forward now and finish this!
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nice punch by Glover Teixeira
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Oh! Down goes The Gracie Hunter! Glover Teixeira knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Glover Teixeira really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
The Gracie Hunter's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Glover Teixeira by KO (Punch) at 1:35 Round 5
Statistics: Glover Teixeira
Punches 41/47 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/22 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 536 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/11 (45%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Sakuraba didn't do much.
