He never fought in US so not too many people know who tf he is unless you were around for Pride or the one UFC tournament he won in 96 which was UFC Japan so still not America
I always wanted to see Rickson Gracie fight Sakuraba. Rickson was the best all around fighter the Gracies family had, not saying much in terms of striking..but i think it would have been an awesome grappling match that sakaruba would eventually win by strikes.
he was all the way out for a second too, you see him go down the rope choking him mustv woken him back up immediately but he was limp when he went down on that rope. but even if im wrong he turned his back like ya said.
That's a crock, plenty if people have brought it back from worst. Keith jardine vs Alexander Houston. Houston got flash knockdown 2-3 times, got up, ko'd jardine. The fight just got to the ground for crying outloud, fedors been choked jumping on fabricio werdum after a knockdown. Sakurabas legacy built on yakuza ran organization. A lot of bullshit
@@jessehardin2189 You can see at 4:41 the ref didnt stop the fight right away, he gave him time before stopping, Shamrocks right arm was outside the ropes, his left arm was just dangling there not defending himself from strikes. At 4:51 you can see Shamrock eating two more hooks from Sakuraba before the ref stepped in. The ref didnt stop the fight from the flash ko but from Shamrock being unable to defend himself any longer, he didnt even use his left arm to cover himself from strikes.
Sakuraba knocked Shamrock right on his chin and wobbled him. Although I can see why people think this was an early stoppage, I completely agree with the ref. Ken got jawed.
Sakuraba is the smartest fighter I ever saw. He just seemed to come up with things as he went along. Opening and options no one had seen or tried before. Kind of the way Napoleon and Alexander the Great are said to have read a battlefield and been able to make adjustments no one else at the time could do. Imo, this ability is what made him able to defeat so many fighters, especially the Gracies, who fought with an adherence to a system.
I loved the way he faked kicks and jump attacks. Shamrock came out aggressive and by the two minute mark was fighting defensively; unsure of what to expect. Sakuraba had a Marciano-like approach in his strikes, forget the jabs, just crouch low, calculate and set up for the meaningful punches.
Ken doesn't believe he's ever lost a fight legitimately in his life, always an excuse, injury, ref, corruption, not being able to wear wrestling shoes, knee'd in the bollocks, always something.
John Taylor he wasn’t so bad he was humble during day ufc 1 said he was 3rd best and congratulated Gracie. I think a half of it is being bit big headed and half trying to create interest for a rematch. He does a lot of his wwe hype promos in real life now lol
Humble? He got choked out by a skinny guy and then tried to carry on fighting. Kens excuse for that loss, Gracie used his gi to choke him out even though it was a clear rear naked choke.
@@francknattario329 yeah that was luck, look at everyone else he lost too lol. went pretty easy for cro cop huh? gracies are pretenders, japan is the real birthplace of juijutsu not dirty ass nazi infested brazil.
Stopped too early? I don't know, maybe...My comment is for Sakuraba. He never got the credit he deserved, IMO. He was truly one of the greatest fighters who ever lived. When I think of the top tier of all time greats, Sakuraba is right there with the best of them. He was always dangerous, even when there were no weight classes.
Don Fry tells story where sakuraba put books inside his pants to weigh into an up weight class, but I couldn't find any info about him fighting any no weightclass events. That was really before sakuraba's time, during the valle tu do and early UFC days that there weren't weightclasses.
Dirk Sakuraba was a Welterweight always fighting out of his weight he never competed in a full on no weight tournament but he almost always fought out of his class and never smaller and the guy smokes a pack a day and drinks whatever he wants and had next level stamina he was truly a freak of nature.
Never got the credit he deserves? I thought he was pretty well universally agreed upon as one of the greatest of all time. No? Regardless, I agree that he deserves to be considered as such.
almost all Sakuraba's competitors were heavier - Shamrock heavier(+roided) prefered to do this fight in stand up - he prefered to avoid Saku's grappling - Sakuraba was the real lion heart
genin4u Ken is not roided here nerd plus shamrock was winning the fight til the knock down and bs stoppage . Lots of sakuraba fights were fixed in this way
Jeff Ken is always roided up wtf are you talking about I have never seen a more over rated fighter than him. Than Frank Shamrock the little bro barely gets the rep he deserves he was the one that beat the shit out of Tito at a 30lb disadvantage while Ken got destroyed three times
For those complaining about the early stoppage, it was a excellent call from the referee which saved Ken Shamrock career. Ken was KOed, turned his back and laid on the rope defenceless while Sakuraba was about to finish him off. Even Frank Shamrock praised the call because he knew his brother was in serious danger.
Ken is often obnixious and makes excuses and should have retired 20 years ago but in his prime he was an absolute monster. Anyone who says otherwise either hasn't watched him fight in Pancrase/early UFCs or is an dipshit. Great wrestling that was well suited for MMA, amazing submissions, monstrously strong and quite athletic. The difference between him and Frank is that Frank actually sought to evolve by studying BJJ and kickboxing extensively instead of being stubborn and pig-headed like Ken. Still, calling Ken untalented is stupid. He was by far the better athlete.
Kagemusha08 absolutely and it’s important to remember how beat up ken got when he was in the wwf he tore his acl after the fujita fight in 2000 to so he lost a lot of his upper body and leg strength. But from say 93-96 ken was arguably the best in the world beating and dominating bas rutten twice alone something frank never got close to doing frank was 1-2 agains bas I believe
it pisses me off that Ken is still lorded as one of the greats of mma when in reality he was never that good. people like igor vochanchin get looked over its crazy as people like igor were the true pioners not some juiced up ken sahamrock. and inserdently they say ken was a mixed matial artist when it was still one style! yeah maby he was and thats prob where in alot of his early success comes from, but dont get it twisted as soon as mma fighters started to come through is when we startred to see ken exposed as not that good. ken had success bk in the day when he was beating single dissaplin guys but he never had much success after when people caught up
I'm quite sure sakuraba would have got him but it was a little bit early on the stoppage. I think Ken was stunned and turned unconsciously or stumbled or something.
I mean.... Frank got rocked, and Sakuraba would have finished him probably. But, it would have been nice to let the fight play out a little longer so that people would have the pleasure of not having to wonder if the fight was too early or not
Sakuraba trained with Chute Boxe for this fight, and it was evident in his striking and the Ruas congratulating him at the end. Ken was staggered and tried to weather the attack by turning his back, but Sakuraba answered with at least one more pinpoint strike and most likely more if the ref didn’t stop it.
Sakuraba was so talented hed fight his opponents way. Ken wanted to stand so he obliged him. If he wanted mat it he would have been destroyed but that's besides the point. Ken paved the path for UFC and will always be 1 if my favorites. Sakuraba was a beast
I dunno. You guys might be right, but I thought they called it too quickly. See how quickly Shamrock looked up? He got his bell rung, no doubt, and his legs partially went out. But he went down from the forward pressure from Sakuraba. It’s possible that he turned to deceptively get in a rolling knee-bar position. FWIW, Sakuraba was one of my favorite all time fighters.
It was strange stoppage. But also strange movements from Shamrock. Almost like he thought the action would stop due to laying on the ropes and would be restarted. Idk. It was strange. Sakuraba was so great back then though.
May seem early but people dont know there is a rule where you turn away from your opponent he even faced and leaned on the ropes thats why they stopped it and that was great punch.shamrocks had problems in pride he protested a couple of times such as the guy mezger incident
After bell got rung and turn your back on your knees is a sign your hurt bad, anymore hits could have done massive head trauma. Good stoppage and looking out for fighters long term, obviously he was arguing and following the ref around because getting hit like that makes you forget that you even went down
Sakuraba is a badas$. But after rewatching the ending, I can see why Shamrock was upset. He stood right up after fight was called. But I can also see why the ref felt he needed to stop it. Many people would have. But actually, the fight could have went a lil longer just because Shamrock wasn't unresponsive. And this coming from someone who doesn't really care for Shamrock. And I was wanting Saku to win. And he won justifiably.
Ken was not really confident. He was not at the peak of his career and was relying on boxing. I don't think he fancied his chances against Sakuraba on the ground. Why did the referee stop the fight?
Esta falta de respeto a Ken es mucho menor que la que le hicieron a Royce vs Yoshida. El pueblo japonés es muy educado y respetuoso pero cuando no quiere, puede ser el más maleducado y sinvergüenza del planeta.
The hilarious irony that some people seem to be missing here is that, if it'd been Sakuraba who'd been dropped and had turned away, Ken would've had to knock him completely unconscious, then hit him about another 20 consecutive times before the Pride refs would even think of stopping the fight. Saku always got special treatment, very often to his own detriment.
Dirk Plankchest He was hanging like a rag doll on the ropes, on his knees and with his back turned after a couple of shots to his mug that rocked him and more to follow. Early stoppage? What the hell were you watching? Scamrock should have sent the ref a thank you card for saving his overrated ass.
I think the fight was stopped way to early ..... the reason why because what shamrock did was exactly what he did to royce Gracie and they never stopped the fight shamrock got caught so he was using the ropes so the ref would call a reset .. that's why he popped his head up so fast and was perfectly fine as he approached the ref .. i mean its there clear as day but a win is a win no matter how you get it at the end of the day
Both are great fighters. But Ref stoped the fight early. Shamrock was not knocked out. He stood right up. Other fights go on and on. The ref won a bet.
Ok there was that one time he got flashed knockdown from don fry but got up not stopped. But this ones like saku royce gracie second fight. Controversial always complaing that he could of continued in those bouts. This one he turn around after he ate. Royce complain about the 2nd royce fight that he got hit in the balls and curled up and took 3 unanswered shots.
Ken was indeed Rocked but he was probably dropping down to grab a leg for a knee Bar' you turn your back drop and grab the leg and extend, being close to the corner and rope of course its not gonna be effective, but the idea is to tie up and have the ref stop and reposition the fighters. It's no different then when I guy takes a shot standing and gets rocked' " usually what he does is try and close the distance buy Shooting down for a leg or tying up the arms into a clentch, So he can recollect himself. If you look closely you'll see Ken is very aware of what's going on and stands up without staggering.. Yes a couple of more clean shots would have finished him but these are Professionals that have proved the their skills to be there. The ref should of let it go a lil longer. I respect both fighters..
I don't see it. There is no way Ken was on the offensive there. He was ducking and running because he was hurt. He had no intention of grabbing a leg for a knee bar.
I think that may have been a few moments to early, Shamrock could have done up with him self and recovered. It was declared a win maybe a moment to early in most Sakurabas fights, mind you on Japanese or Asian soil.
Thats what you get ken for being afraid to fight and engage....just keep bouncing around for two minutes afraid to throw a punch..so the other guy threw a punch and knocked you the f out ! Next time youre in a fight...you might want to fight...
Dos. Madrazo. Con eso. Vasto. Dio la espalda y el referido vio dio por terminada la pelea, dando la victoria. Al japonez🇯🇵si hubiera seguido. Santa madriza. Le hubiera proporcionado, estaba nokeado
A bit early stoppage but ken was gonna get beat some more and probably a kick to the face would've K.O. ken ending the fight so he can't complain about the fight
I don't know why, the announcer is annoying when he said Sakurrrrrabbba, I hated her too in the Pride FC video game. Couldn't she talk normally and more elegant.
Good thing the ref stopped it, because Shamrock turned his back and knelt down and was about to get destroyed by Sakuraba.
Shamrock totally bailed on the fight, ref probably stopped it early but didn’t really have a choice with Shamrock choosing to hide in the ropes.
Sakuraba also known as the Gracie killer was so underrated in the US. He blew through the Gracie family like a hot knife through butter.
i know that video :V
He never fought in US so not too many people know who tf he is unless you were around for Pride or the one UFC tournament he won in 96 which was UFC Japan so still not America
The second Royce Gracie fight was in LA.
The gracies were not good mma fighters
I always wanted to see Rickson Gracie fight Sakuraba. Rickson was the best all around fighter the Gracies family had, not saying much in terms of striking..but i think it would have been an awesome grappling match that sakaruba would eventually win by strikes.
Sakuraba! True warrior going against heavier roided opponents! True legend
Yeah, I always thought that Sakuraba looks like a regular skinny Japanese man without muscle, against those scary looking body builders
@@bennysusanto5524 umm... That's body builders on steroids SIR!! LMAO
I love Ken, but turning his back like that was a sign of giving up. Not an early stoppage.
he was knocked out for just an instant - he just didn't realize it.
it looked kinda like he turned his head cuz he couldn't take the punch, then, faked like he was ko'ed lol.
Shamrock would knock me put in an instant!!!!!!! He was sorry as hell in the mma
he was out cold
he was all the way out for a second too, you see him go down the rope choking him mustv woken him back up immediately but he was limp when he went down on that rope. but even if im wrong he turned his back like ya said.
Once you turn away you don't want to fight simple , both legends .
That's a crock, plenty if people have brought it back from worst. Keith jardine vs Alexander Houston. Houston got flash knockdown 2-3 times, got up, ko'd jardine. The fight just got to the ground for crying outloud, fedors been choked jumping on fabricio werdum after a knockdown. Sakurabas legacy built on yakuza ran organization. A lot of bullshit
@@jessehardin2189 You can see at 4:41 the ref didnt stop the fight right away, he gave him time before stopping, Shamrocks right arm was outside the ropes, his left arm was just dangling there not defending himself from strikes. At 4:51 you can see Shamrock eating two more hooks from Sakuraba before the ref stepped in. The ref didnt stop the fight from the flash ko but from Shamrock being unable to defend himself any longer, he didnt even use his left arm to cover himself from strikes.
Sakuraba knocked Shamrock right on his chin and wobbled him.
Although I can see why people think this was an early stoppage, I completely agree with the ref. Ken got jawed.
I will give this man 5 years of my life force energy so he can come back in the rung and whoop azz in UFC today lol
Sakuraba is the smartest fighter I ever saw. He just seemed to come up with things as he went along. Opening and options no one had seen or tried before. Kind of the way Napoleon and Alexander the Great are said to have read a battlefield and been able to make adjustments no one else at the time could do. Imo, this ability is what made him able to defeat so many fighters, especially the Gracies, who fought with an adherence to a system.
he was gormless, like water
I loved the way he faked kicks and jump attacks. Shamrock came out aggressive and by the two minute mark was fighting defensively; unsure of what to expect. Sakuraba had a Marciano-like approach in his strikes, forget the jabs, just crouch low, calculate and set up for the meaningful punches.
Shamrock complaining like “that was part of the strategy” lol
Ken doesn't believe he's ever lost a fight legitimately in his life, always an excuse, injury, ref, corruption, not being able to wear wrestling shoes, knee'd in the bollocks, always something.
I met him when I was a kid at sub wrestling tournament he was a total dick.
That's true. He's not a good sportsman.
Absolutely correct mate! 👌. Ken 'Excuses' Shamrock...
John Taylor he wasn’t so bad he was humble during day ufc 1 said he was 3rd best and congratulated Gracie. I think a half of it is being bit big headed and half trying to create interest for a rematch. He does a lot of his wwe hype promos in real life now lol
Humble? He got choked out by a skinny guy and then tried to carry on fighting. Kens excuse for that loss, Gracie used his gi to choke him out even though it was a clear rear naked choke.
The Gracie KILLER. He ate all those Gracie’s up.
And Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva... The Sakuraba hunter and killer.
@@francknattario329 Cro Cop killed Wanderlei
Gracie sucks.. had to pay Silva to beat him lol
@@francknattario329 yeah that was luck, look at everyone else he lost too lol. went pretty easy for cro cop huh? gracies are pretenders, japan is the real birthplace of juijutsu not dirty ass nazi infested brazil.
@@francknattario329 no that’s not how that works
Stopped too early? I don't know, maybe...My comment is for Sakuraba. He never got the credit he deserved, IMO. He was truly one of the greatest fighters who ever lived. When I think of the top tier of all time greats, Sakuraba is right there with the best of them. He was always dangerous, even when there were no weight classes.
When did he fight without weightclasses?
Don Fry tells story where sakuraba put books inside his pants to weigh into an up weight class, but I couldn't find any info about him fighting any no weightclass events. That was really before sakuraba's time, during the valle tu do and early UFC days that there weren't weightclasses.
Dirk
Sakuraba was a Welterweight always fighting out of his weight he never competed in a full on no weight tournament but he almost always fought out of his class and never smaller and the guy smokes a pack a day and drinks whatever he wants and had next level stamina he was truly a freak of nature.
Never got the credit he deserves? I thought he was pretty well universally agreed upon as one of the greatest of all time. No? Regardless, I agree that he deserves to be considered as such.
like every japanese athlete
almost all Sakuraba's competitors were heavier - Shamrock heavier(+roided) prefered to do this fight in stand up - he prefered to avoid Saku's grappling - Sakuraba was the real lion heart
genin4u Ken is not roided here nerd plus shamrock was winning the fight til the knock down and bs stoppage . Lots of sakuraba fights were fixed in this way
Jeff Tampourlos sakauraba did NOT win this fight..Japan cheated
Jeff
Ken is always roided up wtf are you talking about I have never seen a more over rated fighter than him. Than Frank Shamrock the little bro barely gets the rep he deserves he was the one that beat the shit out of Tito at a 30lb disadvantage while Ken got destroyed three times
Standing or grappling doesnt matter to Sakuraba. The Gracie guys all wanted to grapple and Sakuraba still kicked their ass.
This was a fixed fight. Pride had lots of them.
Ken Shamrock has always been a cry baby when he loses.
At first I thought it was an early stop but after reviewing the footage a few times I think the referee was right.
sakuraba is the goat, no question
he means greatest of all time
Kids don't understand how hard it was back then fighting men much biggest.
L S He's goat of goats.
Not the goat, but should be on the Mt Rushmore of mma
Lalisa Manoban One of the G.O.A.T. Rushmore has 4 faces i suppose. Saku could be in that .
For those complaining about the early stoppage, it was a excellent call from the referee which saved Ken Shamrock career. Ken was KOed, turned his back and laid on the rope defenceless while Sakuraba was about to finish him off. Even Frank Shamrock praised the call because he knew his brother was in serious danger.
Sak might've win anyway but I wanted another 5 to 10 secs before stoppage.
Ken bitching again after getting ko'd
Was that the Rua brothers congratulating Saku?!? Man.......Sakuraba was and still is the shiznit legend in MMA.
Yeah, he went to do some training at Chute Boxe.
watched him whip the gracies that fight was over he would be jumped on shamrock and done real damage guy is wicked bad ass
Ken was a name, Frank was the talent.
no doubt
Sadly, the UFC really dont want to talk about him.
James Court ken was the best going until he went to wwf he just was never the same after 3 years of wrestling
Ken is often obnixious and makes excuses and should have retired 20 years ago but in his prime he was an absolute monster. Anyone who says otherwise either hasn't watched him fight in Pancrase/early UFCs or is an dipshit. Great wrestling that was well suited for MMA, amazing submissions, monstrously strong and quite athletic. The difference between him and Frank is that Frank actually sought to evolve by studying BJJ and kickboxing extensively instead of being stubborn and pig-headed like Ken. Still, calling Ken untalented is stupid. He was by far the better athlete.
Kagemusha08 absolutely and it’s important to remember how beat up ken got when he was in the wwf he tore his acl after the fujita fight in 2000 to so he lost a lot of his upper body and leg strength. But from say 93-96 ken was arguably the best in the world beating and dominating bas rutten twice alone something frank never got close to doing frank was 1-2 agains bas I believe
Acho esse Sakuraba,um herói japonês, um cara de estatura mediana que enfrentou lutadores bem maiores e mais pesados que ele é venceu alguns
Referee should've waited few more seconds to stopped it.
4:20 that feint into a stiff ass cross tho
That was a legit flash knockout and good stoppage. Shamrock was saved from unnecessary permanent brain damage and for that he should be grateful.
Always fighting bigger men, ruined such career of the greatest of all time. Not Gracie hunter, but GOAT period
That defeats the argument of Michael Jai White that lighter guys can not beat heavier guys.
これがもし逆の場合、レフリーはなかなかストップしなかったと思う。というか、いつもそうだった。
つまり、桜庭が殴られ続けた試合で、こんなに早く止まった試合なんてないやん。
Ken Glamrock as Tank Abbott would say
I love the fact that Chute Boxe guys celebrated the win with Saku. But then I guess they owed him that haha.
His fight camp training for this fight was with Chute Box ironically. That’s why they’re celebrating along with Sakuraba.
@@Sandwichecubano wow, I didn't know about it. That explains Sakuraba's Chute Boxe-ish stance and movement.
it pisses me off that Ken is still lorded as one of the greats of mma when in reality he was never that good. people like igor vochanchin get looked over its crazy as people like igor were the true pioners not some juiced up ken sahamrock. and inserdently they say ken was a mixed matial artist when it was still one style! yeah maby he was and thats prob where in alot of his early success comes from, but dont get it twisted as soon as mma fighters started to come through is when we startred to see ken exposed as not that good. ken had success bk in the day when he was beating single dissaplin guys but he never had much success after when people caught up
He was American. That explains. And Cung Le broke his arm and beat him too.
I'm quite sure sakuraba would have got him but it was a little bit early on the stoppage. I think Ken was stunned and turned unconsciously or stumbled or something.
Stevie Wander you don't get stunned and quickly get up to like nothing happened.
That is called getting getting hit and not liking it, he basically tapped out.
I mean.... Frank got rocked, and Sakuraba would have finished him probably. But, it would have been nice to let the fight play out a little longer so that people would have the pleasure of not having to wonder if the fight was too early or not
DeridivisStar O ___ O ...lol you mean Ken...Not Frank!
Ken
Sakuraba trained with Chute Boxe for this fight, and it was evident in his striking and the Ruas congratulating him at the end. Ken was staggered and tried to weather the attack by turning his back, but Sakuraba answered with at least one more pinpoint strike and most likely more if the ref didn’t stop it.
Ken turned his back when he went down, it was just a matter of time before Sakuraba wouldve applied a choke hold on him.
Sakuraba was so talented hed fight his opponents way. Ken wanted to stand so he obliged him. If he wanted mat it he would have been destroyed but that's besides the point. Ken paved the path for UFC and will always be 1 if my favorites. Sakuraba was a beast
You can’t “go turtle” like that and expect them not to stop the fight. He should’ve tried to tackle him, or something
Shamrock use to be an excellent fighter. I watched him during the early days of the UFC and he was effective. Age caught up to him.
Ken wasn't really good and the sport progressed without him.
Lead hand parry to a searing rear left. Kazushi Sakuraba by KO courtesy of the Chute Boxe Academy. It's a Pirate/Angel baby kind of thing.
the referee should have let the fight continue a bit longer because Ken was anyway "protected" by the ropes.
Who held and lifted Sakuraba upon celebrating the winning? He looks like one of Gracie.
I dunno. You guys might be right, but I thought they called it too quickly. See how quickly Shamrock looked up? He got his bell rung, no doubt, and his legs partially went out. But he went down from the forward pressure from Sakuraba. It’s possible that he turned to deceptively get in a rolling knee-bar position. FWIW, Sakuraba was one of my favorite all time fighters.
It was strange stoppage. But also strange movements from Shamrock. Almost like he thought the action would stop due to laying on the ropes and would be restarted. Idk. It was strange. Sakuraba was so great back then though.
Indeed. Great until... Vanderlei. I hated seeing Saku take that beating. VS was scary back then.
It was a early stop Japanese refs and judges we’re definitely stopping fights quick to keep Sakuraba train going!! Ken was rocking him early.
Shamrock was old right here but reflexes was still there just couldn't take a punch anymore
May seem early but people dont know there is a rule where you turn away from your opponent he even faced and leaned on the ropes thats why they stopped it and that was great punch.shamrocks had problems in pride he protested a couple of times such as the guy mezger incident
After bell got rung and turn your back on your knees is a sign your hurt bad, anymore hits could have done massive head trauma. Good stoppage and looking out for fighters long term, obviously he was arguing and following the ref around because getting hit like that makes you forget that you even went down
I wish we could've seen saku vs Frank.
Same would've happened.
Sakuraba is a badas$. But after rewatching the ending, I can see why Shamrock was upset. He stood right up after fight was called. But I can also see why the ref felt he needed to stop it. Many people would have. But actually, the fight could have went a lil longer just because Shamrock wasn't unresponsive. And this coming from someone who doesn't really care for Shamrock. And I was wanting Saku to win. And he won justifiably.
* could have gone (dummy)
It could have gone a little longer but shamrock wasn't going to last, you can tell he was hurt and was going to get destroyed badly.
Ken was not really confident. He was not at the peak of his career and was relying on boxing. I don't think he fancied his chances against Sakuraba on the ground.
Why did the referee stop the fight?
You turn your back in combat is a way of saying “I give up”
Thought the ref stopped it to early but Shamrock didn't help himself by turning his back and not defending himself.
Esta falta de respeto a Ken es mucho menor que la que le hicieron a Royce vs Yoshida.
El pueblo japonés es muy educado y respetuoso pero cuando no quiere, puede ser el más maleducado y sinvergüenza del planeta.
シウバっぽい、ステップからのラッシュ。
Belli questi incontri
The hilarious irony that some people seem to be missing here is that, if it'd been Sakuraba who'd been dropped and had turned away, Ken would've had to knock him completely unconscious, then hit him about another 20 consecutive times before the Pride refs would even think of stopping the fight. Saku always got special treatment, very often to his own detriment.
Special treatment fighting men 20-50lbs heavier?
poor Ken don't like being punch in the face
Legend
He did look vulnerable there but I don't think he was hurt. I agree with Ken that it was stopped too early.
If Ken had his hands covering his head I would say it was a quick stoppage but he was defenceless.
The funniest part of it all is all those Gracie's kissing his
ass. Well he did whip all of them.
When was this? Shamrock looks over 37 already
Sakuraba was likely going to win anyway, but Shamrock was robbed by that quick stoppage.
I agree, that was really quick, perhaps the japanese judges are bias to japanese fighters, I don't know but probably...
Shamrock was about to have his pounded to a pulp. Robbed ? Saved more like.
@@scudger99 oh, you can see the future?
he got rocked turned his back exposed neck. he definately got saved
Dirk Plankchest He was hanging like a rag doll on the ropes, on his knees and with his back turned after a couple of shots to his mug that rocked him and more to follow.
Early stoppage? What the hell were you watching? Scamrock should have sent the ref a thank you card for saving his overrated ass.
Heads for the ropes, turns his head away......years and years of training for that.....
Wish him and Rickson could have fought
Saku tried to fight him about five times but Rickson kept turning him down.
You heard that punch from the upper stands. Out boxing a shamrock, respect.
Ken was definitely KO for a sec
Pride was a notoriously shady mma organization.
Any referee would stop the fight except Mario Yamasaki.
Ken if the ref didn't stop the fight, you would be in a world of hurt
That was so bad by ken
Weird match. He definitely wasn’t anywhere near knocked out but it looks like he tried to jump out of the ropes.
I think the fight was stopped way to early ..... the reason why because what shamrock did was exactly what he did to royce Gracie and they never stopped the fight shamrock got caught so he was using the ropes so the ref would call a reset .. that's why he popped his head up so fast and was perfectly fine as he approached the ref .. i mean its there clear as day but a win is a win no matter how you get it at the end of the day
Just one Word for sakuraba, HERO!!
Ref stopped it too early. Should have let Sakuraba get a few more clean punches in against a defenceless fighter.
Why does Sakuraba usually have tape on his ears?
Hes the best n i love the bunker movie👍
Esa no me la esperaba jajaja es una leyenda ese kasushi
sakuraba was in great position to win ... but the referee was way too hurried to stop the fight
Kens left arm was too damn low at the end there lol. That left-right landed right where it needed to.
Both are great fighters. But Ref stoped the fight early. Shamrock was not knocked out. He stood right up. Other fights go on and on. The ref won a bet.
Quick stoppage but Ken was hurt.
Chute boxe training ..
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I recall in his early days Ken looked like He Man all roided and yoked out he looks kinda puny here
Shamrock gave it up. He got his ass kicked.
Ok there was that one time he got flashed knockdown from don fry but got up not stopped. But this ones like saku royce gracie second fight. Controversial always complaing that he could of continued in those bouts. This one he turn around after he ate. Royce complain about the 2nd royce fight that he got hit in the balls and curled up and took 3 unanswered shots.
Ken was indeed Rocked but he was probably dropping down to grab a leg for a knee Bar' you turn your back drop and grab the leg and extend, being close to the corner and rope of course its not gonna be effective, but the idea is to tie up and have the ref stop and reposition the fighters.
It's no different then when I guy takes a shot standing and gets rocked' " usually what he does is try and close the distance buy Shooting down for a leg or tying up the arms into a clentch, So he can recollect himself. If you look closely you'll see Ken is very aware of what's going on and stands up without staggering.. Yes a couple of more clean shots would have finished him but these are Professionals that have proved the their skills to be there. The ref should of let it go a lil longer. I respect both fighters..
I don't see it. There is no way Ken was on the offensive there. He was ducking and running because he was hurt. He had no intention of grabbing a leg for a knee bar.
Ken is a legend...Kasushi also....good end to the fight
wait a fucking minute...i think ken called a timeout...rewind the tape!
I think that may have been a few moments to early, Shamrock could have done up with him self and recovered. It was declared a win maybe a moment to early in most Sakurabas fights, mind you on Japanese or Asian soil.
Shamrock was hurt and went down after that combination. He was going to be bludgeoned in the head from behind where he had no defense.
Sak with a lead left worthy of Leon Spinks.
Sakuraba is legend for sure, but ref stepped in unnecessarily. Shamrock was ready and able to defend.
I don't think I found a dangerous Man at Ken Shamrock
Thats what you get ken for being afraid to fight and engage....just keep bouncing around for two minutes afraid to throw a punch..so the other guy threw a punch and knocked you the f out !
Next time youre in a fight...you might want to fight...
Dos. Madrazo. Con eso. Vasto. Dio la espalda y el referido vio dio por terminada la pelea, dando la victoria. Al japonez🇯🇵si hubiera seguido. Santa madriza. Le hubiera proporcionado, estaba nokeado
after ken cut his weight he loose his ability. also his knee injuries make him weaker
that fight was obviously thrown by shamrock...the man has taken much more damage and still fought...this fight was an embarrassment to mma.
Ken is an embarrassment to MMA
Ken back turned with his head outiside the ropes not defending ... Ref stops the fight...Ken wonders why.
o juiz parou na hora certa..pois o Ken acusou o golpe no primeiro soco com a mão esquerda...
A bit early stoppage but ken was gonna get beat some more and probably a kick to the face would've K.O. ken ending the fight so he can't complain about the fight
I don't know why, the announcer is annoying when he said Sakurrrrrabbba, I hated her too in the Pride FC video game. Couldn't she talk normally and more elegant.