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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakatsu Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sakuraba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Azevedo landing knees to the body.
Sakuraba is trying to stall.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but Azevedo has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but Azevedo has him pressed against the cage.
Sakuraba wants to get back to striking at distance but Azevedo won't allow it.
Sakuraba tries to break the clinch but Azevedo is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Azevedo.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Azevedo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sakuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo prevents Sakuraba from breaking the clinch.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Azevedo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Azevedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuraba gets tackled into the cage by Azevedo. Azevedo maintains the clinch.
Azevedo prevents the takedown attempt.
Azevedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Azevedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakuraba.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Sakuraba catches Azevedo right on the button with a cross.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Azevedo which made him look bad.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azevedo pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo slowing the pace effectively.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Azevedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azevedo.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo throws out the jab.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azevedo moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Azevedo.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masakatsu Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azevedo clinches up with Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage.
Azevedo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sakuraba up against the cage.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Azevedo scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakuraba.
Azevedo has Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba is trying to break free.
Sakuraba wants to stall.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Azevedo has him pinned against the cage.
Sakuraba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azevedo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting on Azevedo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Azevedo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Azevedo sprawls well.
Azevedo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Azevedo throws a chopping leg kick but Sakuraba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Azevedo counters by clinching up.
Sakuraba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Azevedo but Azevedo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Azevedo counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakuraba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azevedo rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Azevedo crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azevedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Azevedo.
Azevedo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Azevedo on the inside.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Sakuraba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azevedo clinches.
Junior Azevedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Azevedo lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azevedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sakuraba rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo has managed to clinch.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Azevedo misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakuraba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Azevedo's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azevedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo throws a head kick that Sakuraba semi-blocks.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Azevedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Masakatsu Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
Azevedo connects with the punch.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Azevedo walks into a stiff left hand from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo gets a clinch.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakuraba tried to score with a low kick but Azevedo checks it.
Sakuraba dives in and grabs Azevedo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azevedo pushes down on Sakuraba's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba lands a jab-cross combination.
Azevedo misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba scores with a three punch combo!
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Azevedo moves out of range.
Junior Azevedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azevedo rushes Sakuraba and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba closes the distance but Azevedo moves to the side
and Azevedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Azevedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Azevedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Azevedo also avoids with ease.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azevedo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azevedo throws a powerful right kick. Sakuraba tried to block low but the kick was high! Sakuraba was taken right off of his feet! Azevedo jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Junior Azevedo!
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hype
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RATING
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