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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Red (ranked 5541 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Dominique Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Red defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Red half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Red really is a fat lump.
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Red sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Red feinted with a counter takedown.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Red avoids it really well and circles away.
Red attempts a counter takedown but Sakuraba avoids it well and moves away.
Mark Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominique Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba throws a poor cross that misses
so Red counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba is pulling down on Red's head. It's preventing any offense from Red, at least for the moment.
Red trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Red tries to pass.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Red controls the pace.
Red wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Red doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Red manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Red trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Red won't allow Sakuraba to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red slips nicely into half guard.
Red is keen to just control but Sakuraba is a slippery customer.
Sakuraba desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Red wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is defending well.
Sakuraba works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Red is looking to advance position but Sakuraba has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Red tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakuraba punching from mount but Red doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sakuraba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Red because Sakuraba loaded up on that one.
Sakuraba is working for a guillotine from mount but Red frees his head quite easily.
Sakuraba lands a big elbow.
Sakuraba working for a guillotine from mount but Red is in no mood to give up.
Red is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Sakuraba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Red is in trouble!
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Red is in trouble!
Red regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Red stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Red wants it to stay on the feet.
Red half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakuraba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakuraba is defended easily by Red.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sakuraba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Red looking to control.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Red is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Red has wrist control.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Red is adopting a defensive guard.
Red is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Red has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Red is retaining full guard.
Red looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Red is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
Sakuraba pushes down on Red's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Red is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Red defending well though.
Red tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba is thwarting Red's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba passes to side control.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound but Red is defending the strikes.
Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Red is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sakuraba misses with the ground and pound.
Dominique Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Red, who protects the arm well.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Red is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Red manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Red defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Red gets caught napping as Sakuraba dives in and scores a takedown. Red manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red is trying to push Sakuraba off with his feet but Sakuraba grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Red's ankles and Red is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Dominique Sakuraba!
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