Bad News Allen against Kazushi Sakuraba
My opponent, he's young, but he's big, he's strong, he's fast
But I know that I've been in the business many years
And I know one thing, that I'm going to beat him, and beat him real quick, real fast
I hope you don't go home crying
My opponent, he's young, but he's big, he's strong, he's fast
But I know one thing, that I'm going to beat him, and beat him real quick, real quick
And I know one thing, that I'm going to beat him, and beat him real quick, real quick
I can't wait for the good news
Bad News Allen against Kazushi Sakuraba
Bad News Allen of the USA
He's 46 years old, he's come over a hero of Madison Square Garden
He lost his last fight to Yamazaki
The charismatic American now has won four of his eight fights
And he's out to improve that record tonight
Bad News Allen of the USA
Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba, only 24, one of the new young faces in UWFI
Comes into tonight's match with two defeats to his name
Both against Americans
Stamina seems to be the problem
He starts strong, but tires early
That could be fatal
Taking us through the fight, Ted Pelk and Jeff Thompson
So his referee water brings both fighters to the center of the ring
Bad News Allen stated in his pre-fight interview
That although Sakuraba was real quick, he would beat him fast
Yeah, I liked his t-shirt
Did you notice his t-shirt he was wearing for the pre-fight interview?
He said the legend is black
Well, I'm sure that's just a color thing
But at the end of the day, Bad News Allen
I didn't expect to see that out of Kazushi Sakuraba
Bad News Allen says, what do you mean yeah?
Well, I think we could well see a very exciting, if not fast, bout
Bad News Allen fighting out of the blue corner
Sakuraba out of the red corner
Sakuraba opening up
And you notice Sakuraba's kicks look much quicker than in the last fight
They're much sharper and they're really finding their mark
However, Bad News Allen with his ring savvy was able to catch one of those kicks
And take him down pretty quickly
Bad News Allen's judo technique, as I stated earlier
Would put him in good stead
Although it's about throws, there's good defense there
But Sakuraba doesn't seem to be messing about
Well, he's obviously been training
That training seems to be really paying off
I don't know if he's trained enough to be able to put Bad News Allen away
It's a pretty big adversary he's going up against tonight
But he looks fired up and I think he wants to prove something
And we saw that even before the opening bell actually started when he refused the handshake
And he slapped Bad News Allen in the face
Well, I considered that very cheeky
It certainly annoyed Bad News Allen
It's his Sakuraba's second fight with here
Maybe a touch of Sampson
As his hair grows he gets better
Very powerful kicks and he's really throwing his weight behind it
And you notice he's really, when he's standing on his leg
His heel is pointing towards his opponent
And that's what makes the extra weight in it
He's really putting his hip into those kicks
Yes, the sign of any good kicker is to make sure the hips are fully extended
And the supporting leg
And heel faces the opponent
Bad News Allen tackling those legs
Getting him down where he can do his most effective work
One thing, those kicks are really, he's really improved on his kicking techniques
The only trouble is he's throwing too many of the same kicking techniques
And that's why Bad News Allen is picking up after two or three kicks
He's going to have to set up some more combinations
Probably like a few jabs, a few straights and then try to go for a low kick
He can't keep on throwing those same middle kicks over and over
I'm not sure what happened there, but Referee Wada steps in
Not sure why
No submission hold, but Kazushi Sakuraba was in fear
And he was in anticipation for a submission hold
Bad News Allen almost shoving Referee Wada out of the way
As he dumped Sakuraba onto the canvas
Sakuraba down, trying to engage in wrestling technique with Bad News Allen
Which I feel is a very bad mistake
I think he should stick to what he was doing good at
He should stay away from Bad News Allen in the standing up position
Right now he looks like he's trying to apply a face lock or a sleeper hold
But Bad News Allen, he doesn't look alarmed at all
We see a shoot sign by Referee Wada
Yeah, pretty close to the ropes
Bad News Allen pinning him down
He's trying to wear Sakuraba out
And that's a strategy that has proved to work for Bad News Allen
Many times he's beaten Yoshihiro Takayama
And he's had a pretty successful experience with the UWFI
Once again he takes him down to the ground
He's trying to set up for that arm lock
Yes, as you can see there, Sakuraba
He used good hip leverage there to get himself out of that situation
Sakuraba once again on top trying to desperately get a submission hold
Possibly a hammer lock or a cross lock on the knee if he can break that
But you notice Bad News Allen really anticipates it
He's kind of telegraphing those submissions
He's holding his left leg
Plus he's crossing his legs to prevent Sakuraba from picking up that leg
And applying the cross lock on the knee
It's a double shoot sign on offer there
Neither fighter taking up the option
Sakuraba should kick him right there
He's a little bit too close to the ropes I guess
Bad News Allen trying to work his way in
He's using a few strikes of his own
Shouldn't be kicking to that big midsection
He should attack the legs
And stay away, he should move in, kick and then move out and continue that
Even if Bad News Allen takes control of the ring he should be circling him
Sakuraba trying
And trying
No, he's trying to break that grip with strength which he'll never do against Bad News Allen
He has to use leverage to break that grip
I think Sakuraba could well end up burning himself out if he's not careful
Bad News Allen looking for the quick victory
I'm not sure what he classes as a quick victory Ted
But I think if he maintains his strategy he could well come out on top
Oh definitely
Yes Sakuraba looking tired
Possibly he burned out too much energy before the match
Being nervous and in the earlier stages of the bout
He looks like he's slowed down a little bit
Yes his ambition could well have gone ahead of his confidence
But it's a lot more power in those kicks though
Yes but look at the technique of Bad News Allen
Here we go
Sakuraba could be in trouble right now
Bad News Allen looks like he's just setting up one of those arm bars
And you notice Bad News Allen's smart, he's not muscling him into that
He's just patiently awaiting that opening
And he's got the double wrist lock
This could be it
That has to be it, there's no way he's going to get out of that one
Break it
Bad News Allen says I'll break it
Yes
Bad News Allen knew that was it
He told the referee to stop it, he said I'm going to break it, stop it right now
Sakuraba stomping in pain, look at this
Worked it around his back
Look at that angle, Bad News Allen had it perfect
There was no way he was going to get to the ropes
And there was some serious intent on Bad News Allen's face
And I think Sakuraba sensibly submitted
Sakuraba probably was trying to give up but his left hand was trapped
And Bad News Allen luckily told the referee I'm going to break it
And referee Wada stops it
Your winner, Bad News Allen
Well he said his pre-fight interview would have been quick
It may not have been quick but it was effective
And look at Sakuraba, he's in pain
Well I'm sure Sakuraba's not going to go home crying
But he's going to be feeling some pain in that shoulder and arm tomorrow
And he's really improved and I'm looking forward to seeing Sakuraba in the near future
He's a great up and coming fighter
Very cool Bad News Allen, leave the ring