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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is speed TK Remix. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrosyan connects with a jab.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Petrosyan strikes.
The fighters circling - Petrosyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba shoots in but Petrosyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Sakuraba shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Petrosyan lands with a cross.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrosyan pinned against the cage. Petrosyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrosyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petrosyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petrosyan wants it to stay on the feet.
Petrosyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrosyan with a nice cross.
Petrosyan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba defending well as Petrosyan loads up on a big left hand.
Petrosyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petrosyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrosyan.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Petrosyan sprawls well.
Sakuraba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakuraba is defended easily by Petrosyan.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Petrosyan.
Sakuraba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrosyan scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Petrosyan. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan jabs Sakuraba right on the nose. Sakuraba blinks but takes it well.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrosyan but Petrosyan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Petrosyan dominated that round.
That's time! Sakuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrosyan scores with a nice head shot.
Petrosyan throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakuraba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Petrosyan, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Petrosyan against the cage but Petrosyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan stuffs the takedown.
Petrosyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Petrosyan sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan works the jab nicely.
Petrosyan works the jab nicely.
Petrosyan scores with the left hand. Sakuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Sakuraba shoots in.
A slow jab from Petrosyan misses its intended target.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrosyan scores with a nice right hand.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrosyan misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Petrosyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrosyan which made him look bad.
Petrosyan cracks Sakuraba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petrosyan thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakuraba moves forwards but Petrosyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Petrosyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Petrosyan coming out on top.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Petrosyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrosyan looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Petrosyan misses.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Sakuraba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrosyan.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Petrosyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrosyan throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Sakuraba shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sakuraba. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan cracks Sakuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba throws out a leg kick but Petrosyan moves out of range and Sakuraba only half commits.
Sakuraba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrosyan swivels and escapes.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrosyan with a hook.
Sakuraba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrosyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan tries to avoid it but Sakuraba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrosyan to the ground. Petrosyan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrosyan, as that shot connected.
Petrosyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba walks into a stiff left hand from Petrosyan.
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Petrosyan misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrosyan which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Sakuraba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan tries to avoid it but Sakuraba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrosyan to the ground. Petrosyan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Petrosyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Petrosyan misses its intended target.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrosyan as he avoids it easily.
Petrosyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
Petrosyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrosyan scores with the left hand. Sakuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sakuraba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakuraba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakuraba should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Petrosyan misses its intended target.
Petrosyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Petrosyan scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrosyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakuraba shoots in but Petrosyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Petrosyan connects with the punch.
Giorgio Petrosyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrosyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Petrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrosyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Petrosyan!
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hype
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pop
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