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Royler Gracie Vs. Kazushi Sakuraba Fight Video PRIDE 8

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fight Videos

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PRIDE Fighting Championships 8 MMA fight video of Royler Gracie Vs. Kazushi Sakuraba. The bout took place on November 21, 1999 at the Ariake Coliseum,Tokyo, Japan.

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crazyrams2002 Says, in 7-1-2009 at 23:19:53 from 24.137.136.27

Gracie did nothing heh.

rush Says, in 7-1-2009 at 23:47:46 from 208.123.167.27

uh. thats what i call an early stoppage.

sterling Says, in 7-1-2009 at 23:48:13 from 71.63.15.198

Eeeeewww.

reddhelium Says, in 7-1-2009 at 23:52:04 from 98.235.154.42

“uh i think we’re gonna have a controversy here.”

i think youre right

Mag Says, in 7-2-2009 at 00:11:54 from 203.34.63.1

Classic Fight. Royler is a warrior for not tapping to that.

viewer Says, in 7-2-2009 at 00:18:50 from 189.137.216.247

Funny

zebo13 Says, in 7-2-2009 at 01:52:29 from 66.58.169.154

That was back in an awesome time for Japanese MMA. So much back story and drama coupled with family legacy and intrigue. Now its just freak show stooge fest..

sokhl Says, in 7-2-2009 at 02:59:40 from 76.22.88.25

The ref did a good job…but gotta give it up to the Gracies they have he never give up attitude!!

pockemouth Says, in 7-2-2009 at 03:45:41 from 99.147.148.215

Even though it was slow, this was a very dramatic and entertaining fight to watch. Actually, it was very similar to the Anderson Silva – Thales Leites fight, and proof that Silva does not deserve the idiotic vitriol he has received after his last two fights. Cote was tough, dangerous and conservative, so Silva took it slow. Leites played his match with the same strategy that Royler Gracie did here against Sakuraba; nobody is asking Sakuraba to jump into the guard of Gracie, why should they ask the same of Silva?

xFIGHERx Says, in 7-2-2009 at 04:17:27 from 192.234.168.242

uhhhh i think we are going to have a controversy here indeed! royler didnt do much but he was landing some knees to the head there at the end … wtf was w/ the stopage? he was fine???? bullshit. sure royler may have lost anyways … but not like that, not like that

dchan0425 Says, in 7-2-2009 at 05:38:46 from 76.171.8.135

Why is everyone debating if it was early stoppage? Royler was losing badly and if it wasnt for the stoppage saku would have torn his arm up!

cholo Says, in 7-2-2009 at 08:46:46 from 88.37.150.185

Big size difference

kid Says, in 7-2-2009 at 11:35:21 from 86.159.80.73

No controversy. Royler got completely owned. A whole round of butt scooting was indicative of an inner knowledge that Kazushi would dominate him on the feet. No need to watch his arm snap – he was done, just too stubborn to admit it.

Drew Says, in 7-2-2009 at 12:04:16 from 207.210.26.156

Yes, his arm was jacked, but it was jacked for a couple minutes and they didn’t stop it. There was no way Royler could win that fight, but that stoppage didn’t make any sense. Why wait so long and call it?

onewayticket Says, in 7-2-2009 at 13:58:48 from 208.179.123.11

The only reason the ref stopped the fight is cuz there were no judges so if the time finished it was going to be a draw….and since Sakuraba won both rounds….its only fair to stop the fight.(its not like Gracie was going anywere from that Kimora) so good stop and a good fight.

Danby Says, in 7-2-2009 at 18:39:35 from 65.95.58.189

I love watching gracies get beaten. It seemed to be a bit of an early stoppage, but the ref probably saved him from tearing his shoulder.

This reminded me of Matt Huges beating Royce Gracie. Gotta give it to those Gracies though, they sure can take pain.

But really, why come to an mma match if the only thing you can do it bjj. Even then, he didn’t do anything in the clinch.

That japanese guy was awesome, even besides the weight difference. Royce was able to take on bigger opponents(though in a VERY boring rabbit punch hold on fashion).

PitFighterZ Says, in 7-2-2009 at 19:26:36 from 76.114.75.247

I remember that fight made a huge impact in MMA, showing that a single-minded fighter like Royler would be in great disadvantage against a well-rounded fighter like Sakuraba. It also showed that Gracie jiu-jitsu wasn’t so complete as the family always tried to push.
The fight itself was only intertaining for the comic value. Royler calling Sakuraba to fight on the ground looked like a babe calling his mom. Complete humiliation. Almost as bad as Rickson against that fake Takada.

Csari0 Says, in 7-2-2009 at 20:30:34 from 99.226.208.134

I love this fight…

It was actually approximately an hour and a half long, both fighters had agreed on no time limit.

Funny to see the UFC legend get schooled.

SAKURABA in his prime, he won in the UFC too, just to let the UFC juicers know! I don’t want to hear the “cage” BS!

I thank Sakuraba for introducing me to PRIDE.

Thank you very much!.. a real legend… to bad you didn’t retire when you had to.

Csari0 Says, in 7-2-2009 at 20:32:28 from 99.226.208.134

OH SHIT! I guess I should watch the video before I comment. I thought it was Royce, not Royler.

fedor Says, in 7-2-2009 at 21:09:53 from 190.188.142.6

amazing beating, those legs were raw meat

goro Says, in 7-3-2009 at 12:14:59 from 77.227.81.243

68 kg Vs 88kg ….. what you wont?

rza808 Says, in 7-3-2009 at 21:55:03 from 72.193.125.32

That is the one thing I like in Japan and thats mixed weight fights. Make a tourney for say 180-200 lbs and offer some sick amount of cash. Sit back and watch the fireworks. lol this fight was one sided due to the Gracies not having much standup back in the day. Then size takes precendence because he needs to wrestle. Sakuraba opened alot of peoples eyes

danada Says, in 7-4-2009 at 18:08:17 from 64.231.18.230

Thanks Bruno for the upload. Sakuraba’s my favourite fighter of all time and it’s always a pleasure to watch his fights, especially when he was in his prime.

Yes, there was a weight difference but I think some of you are forgetting that this is a rare occasion where Sakuraba actually possessed a weight advantage. Many of his fights were against fighters 1-2 weight classes above him. Sakuraba submitted heavyweights like Kevin Randleman, and Conan Silvera (260 lbs vs Saku’s 185ish) and was doing well against Cro Cop until a doctor stoppage after the second round.

thaddiusluster Says, in 7-8-2009 at 16:05:14 from 76.2.131.239

PrideFC was and has been the epitome of MMA!

this ufc charade has managed to completely degenerate the sport to a lowly reality show level. Along the way imposing ridiculous “boxing like rules”: 10point must system, unified rules; sound like boxing anyone? just lame attempts at manipulating outcomes by creating more stand-up encounters & blocking foreign participation all for sake of marketability, money and the entertainment of a NON-discerning public.
MMA in the United States simply hasn’t existed in a long time. Not until the stranglehold of these corrupt commissions and organizations like this ufc along with their absurd biases(NO-4point attacks, NO-rounds exceeding 5mins., NO-stomps, NO-soccer kicks etc.) will there be a return to the more inclusive MMA/ValeTudo format.

ufc is NOT MMA!