Fight of the Day: Ricardo Arona vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
From PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 (6/26/2005). Because not much is going on this morning and I’ve been wanting to run the fight that produced this:
From Sakuraba’s divebomb attacks in the first round, to Arona’s relentless knees, to the “holy shit” moment when the second frame is over and Saku’s roadkill-face emerges, it’s a minor classic. Enjoy.
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May 20th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Whoa, you see when Arona was straight-up digging into Sakuraba’s cut? And not so much as a yellow card? Cheap bastard…
May 20th, 2008 at 9:24 am
I don’t know of any other fighter who has taken more damage than Sak. Damn, that boy is a glutton for punishment. I give him props for heart though.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:14 am
I wonder how many true sadomasochists compete in MMA…..seem like a perfect fit
May 20th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I don’t even dig in my ass the way that Arona was digging away at that cut. That was seriously weak…
May 27th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
HolysShit indeed! How about holy fuckin shit, he looked like half the ppl on nothingtoxic after that fight. I know ‘ol Herb Dean would have been booed for stopping that fight, but seriously, those Pride refs are fucking idiots for not stopping that early, it was pretty obvious Sak was not defending himself. Jezuz, that’s like getting hit with a baseball bat.