Post by The Sandman on Jan 20, 2022 21:37:43 GMT -5
Demian Maia! Demian Maia! This is what the people are chanting here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Demian Maia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Maia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Maia's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Demian Maia manages to kick The Gracie Hunter away and scrambles on top!
Demian Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Gracie Hunter rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maia is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Maia... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Maia rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
A high kick from Kazushi Sakuraba
glances off Maia.
The Gracie Hunter decides to launch some tentative punches
Maia launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Gracie Hunter with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Demian Maia's left arm looking for an armbar...
The Gracie Hunter is locking that armbar...
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Demian Maia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Kazushi Sakuraba lost his dominant position.
Demian Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Maia struggles to free himself
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Kimura looks tight...
That Kimura looks tight...
Maia blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass The Gracie Hunter's guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba throws up a triangle attempt!
Demian Maia postures up and breaks the triangle.
Demian Maia is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter attempts a triangle from bottom! Demian Maia slips out. The Gracie Hunter quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle to Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle to Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Demian Maia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Maia breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around The Gracie Hunter's neck!
The Gracie Hunter pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Demian Maia's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Maia's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
The Gracie Hunter is getting frustrated here.
Maia misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Gracie Hunter shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that North South Choke...
Maia is out! Josh Rosenthal breaks the lock and Demian Maia lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Kazushi Sakuraba.
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (North South Choke) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Submission specialists out in force tonight! An earlier fight was like, "I want Sub of the Night, sucka!" and Sakuraba's like, "HOLD MA BEER!"
Kazushi Sakuraba is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Demian Maia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Maia ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba moves to side mount
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba hooks Maia's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Demian Maia manages to kick The Gracie Hunter away and scrambles on top!
Demian Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Gracie Hunter rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around The Gracie Hunter
He is not able to do it
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maia is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter is in open guard over Maia... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Maia rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
A high kick from Kazushi Sakuraba
glances off Maia.
The Gracie Hunter decides to launch some tentative punches
Maia launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Gracie Hunter with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Demian Maia's left arm looking for an armbar...
The Gracie Hunter is locking that armbar...
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Maia's eyes...
Demian Maia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Kazushi Sakuraba lost his dominant position.
Demian Maia is in open guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Maia struggles to free himself
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Kimura looks tight...
That Kimura looks tight...
Maia blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass The Gracie Hunter's guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
Kazushi Sakuraba throws up a triangle attempt!
Demian Maia postures up and breaks the triangle.
Demian Maia is in half guard over The Gracie Hunter
The Gracie Hunter attempts a triangle from bottom! Demian Maia slips out. The Gracie Hunter quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle to Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Maia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle to Armbar from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Demian Maia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Maia
The Gracie Hunter moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Kazushi Sakuraba goes for an americana!
Maia breaks free.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around The Gracie Hunter's neck!
The Gracie Hunter pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg...
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wembley Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The Gracie Hunter is holding Demian Maia's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Maia's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Demian Maia
The Gracie Hunter is getting frustrated here.
Maia misses a step and Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Gracie Hunter shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Gracie Hunter is locking that North South Choke...
Maia is out! Josh Rosenthal breaks the lock and Demian Maia lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Kazushi Sakuraba.
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by Submission (North South Choke) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Submission specialists out in force tonight! An earlier fight was like, "I want Sub of the Night, sucka!" and Sakuraba's like, "HOLD MA BEER!"
