4/29 Andrews Nakahara vs Sakuraba Kazushi

[vapor]

Yes, that is a much better picture to get a better idea of the size comparisions...thanks for finding and adding that picture!

vapor

[Sonik]

What time does the event start in Europe (UK timezone)?

[kakatootoshi]

Dear Sonik,
It starts at 16:00 Japan Time, you work it out.

OSU!

[sublimo]

Sakuraba:

HEIGHT : 5 feet 11 inch
WEIGHT : 187 lbs

*TITLES*
PRIDE GP 2000 3rd Place

*BOUT RESULTS*
MMA 35 Fights 23 Wins 9 Losses 1 Draw 2 No Contest


*LAST 30 FIGHT*
31 Dec. 2007 K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! W MASAKATSU FUNAKI 1R Chiken Wing Armlock MMA
17 Sep. 2007 HERO'S Middle Weight World Championship Tournament FINAL W KATSUYORI SHIBATA 1R Armbar Super Fight / MMA
02 Jun. 2007 Dynamite!! USA L ROYCE GRACIE Decision MMA
12 Mar. 2007 HERO'S 2007 Opening Round W YURIJ "PLAY BOY" KYSELOV 1R Armbar MMA
31 Dec. 2006 FieLDS K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! - YOSHIHIRO AKIYAMA No Contest MMA
05 Aug. 2006 HERO'S 2006 Light Heavyweight/Middleweight Opening Tournament W KESTUTIS SMIRNOVAS 1R Armbar MMA
31 Dec. 2005 PRIDE SHOCKWAVE 2005 W IKUHISA MINOWA 1R Armlock MMA
23 Oct. 2005 PRIDE.30 W KEN SHAMROCK 1R KO MMA
26 Jun. 2005 PRIDE CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2005 L RICARDO ARONA 2R TKO MMA
23 Apr. 2005 PRIDE TOTAL ELIMINATION 2005 W YOON DONG SIK 1R KO MMA
20 Jun. 2004 PRIDE CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004 W NINO ELVIS SCHEMBRI 3R Decision MMA
31 Dec. 2003 PRIDE SHOCKWAVE 2003 L ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 3R Decision MMA
09 Nov. 2003 PRIDE GP 2003 FINAL CONFLICT 2003 W KEVIN RANDLEMAN 3R Armbar MMA
10 Aug. 2003 PRIDE TOTAL ELIMINATION 2003 L WANDERLEI SILVA 1R KO MMA
16 Mar. 2003 PRIDE.25 L NINO ELVIS SCHEMBRI 1R KO MMA
24 Nov. 2002 PRIDE.23 W GILLES ARSENE 3R Armbar MMA
28 Aug. 2002 Dynamaite! L MIRKO CRO COP 2R TKO MMA
03 Nov. 2001 PRIDE.17 L WANDERLEI SILVA 1R TKO MMA
29 Jul. 2001 PRIDE.15 W QUINTON RAMPAGE JACKSON 1R Choke MMA
25 Mar. 2001 PRIDE.13 L WANDERLEI SILVA 1R TKO MMA
23 Dec. 2000 PRIDE.12 W RYAN GRACIE 1R Decision MMA
31 Oct. 2000 PRIDE.11 W SHANNON THE CANNON RITCH 1R Achilles Hold MMA
27 Aug. 2000 PRIDE.10 W RENZO GRACIE 2R Kimura Rock MMA
01 May. 2000 PRIDE GP 2000 FINALS L IGOR VOVCHANCHYN 1R TKO MMA
W ROYCE GRACIE Extra 6R TKO MMA
30 Jan. 2000 PRIDE GP 2000 OPENING ROUND W GUY MEZGER 1R TKO Forfeit MMA
21 Nov. 1999 PRIDE.8 W ROYLER GRACIE 1R TKO MMA
12 Sep. 1999 PRIDE.7 W ANTHONY MACIAS 2R Armbar MMA
04 Jul. 1999 PRIDE.6 W EBENZER FONTES BRAGA 1R Armbar MMA
29 Apr. 1999 PRIDE.5 W VITOR BELFORT 2R Decision MMA
11 Oct. 1998 PRIDE.4 E ALLAN GOES 3R Draw MMA
24 Jun. 1998 PRIDE.3 W CARLOS NEWTON 2R Kneebar MMA
15 Mar. 1998 PRIDE.2 W VERNON TIGER WHITE 3R Armbar MMA
21 Dec. 1997 UFC Japan-Ultimate Japan 1 W MARCUS SILVEIRA 1R Armbar MMA
- MARCUS SILVEIRA No Contest MMA
14 Jul. 1996 Shoot Boxing-S-Cup 1996 L KIMO LEOPOLDO 1R Arm Triangle Choke MMA

[sublimo]

The DREAM.2 Main Event features living legend Kazushi Sakuraba of Japan, who will take on Brazilian Andrews Nakahara, a kyokushin fighter 14 years his junior.

"I thought I thought that at 84 kg [185 lbs], I was too light for K-1," said Nakahara. "so I started preparing for mixed martial arts, with a jiu-jitsu trainer, about six months ago My teacher Francisco Filho has also been helping me, and I'm honored and motivated to fight Sakuraba. I believe I've prepared very well and I'm confident I can defeat him, hopefully I'll KO him with strikes."

Sakuraba believes he's also ready. "If Nakahara says that he can KO me, let him try. All I know is that he's a Karate fighter, it seems his fists are hard as a rock. I didn't prepare anything in particular for Karate fighters, but I will let him control the fight, that's all. I will just fight my usual fight, find a way to take him down and so on. One request for Mr. Nakahara -- if you are going to KO me, don't do it with a bunch of low kicks -- just hit me hard and make me unconscious instantly!"

[sublimo]

For your info a report off the Nakahara Sakuraba fight:

Nakahara kicked Sakuraba very hard.

The low kicks were good. Nakahara had a very good take down defense. Nakahara kicked Saku in the groins. Saku tries to take him down. A Nakahara low-kick seems to hurt Sakuraba, but he holds on to Nakahara now. Nakahara is hard to keep down. Andrews Stands up again.

Nakahara is pushing Sakuraba around along the ropes. The ref breaks them up and Sakuraba gets the fight on the ground for the first time.

Saku in side mount. Nakahara scrambles back up. Sakuraba gets another take down and is in Nakahara's guard now.

Sakuraba goes for a leg lock, but Nakahara defends. Now Sakuraba get side control. Sakuraba is punishing Nakahara with punches, but Nakahara is defending well.

Sakuraba squeezed and cranked Nakahara's face until it slipped down into a choke.

Nakahara taps. Saku wins. It was like a 2 second instant blackout for Nakahara.

Well a great debute for Nakahara in the mma. He made a good impression. Saku´s legs were hurt by the low kicks off Nakahara.


Saku wins by crank choke.

[Sonik]

Too bad he lost. He was doing ok untill Sakuraba got in side control, meaning he needs to improve a lot his ground defense. But in the end, it's not bad at all for someone who had only six months of preparation. I'm sure he'll come back stronger and even more motivated. He already revealed he has good potential, now he only has to develop it.

I also hope Kansho Matsui and Shihan Filho promote more Ishigeki events so that Kyokushin fighters get more used to MMA and K-1 rules before entering other professional rings.



Osu!

[Dent]

Osu! Sublimo,

Thanks for that report. I know many of us were waiting for the result. Pity that he didn't win, but it sounds as though he made a good effort.

Osu!

[sublimo]

QUICK! I FOUND THE FIGHT!!!

-----vapor edit------

Lets just link it to the thread where the video is, instead of having double posts!!

http://www.kyokushin4life.com/forums...-sakuraba.html

vapor

[kakatootoshi]

OSU!

[niceguy]

nice pics kakatootoshi, Andrews showed go spirit and can only get better, on the other hand it shows that on any given day, experience trumps youth, given all things equal.One up for the old dudes