[Video]“Knee cross” so fast that you can’t help but watch it twice
Kazushi Sakuraba’s son won a dramatic victory over a judo gold medalist with a lightning-fast knee cross. His stunning ippon win caused an uproar among the viewers, who said, “I didn’t realize how fast he mastered it,” “It’s just like 39’s knee cross at PRIDE,” and “That’s the one he took from Carlos Newton!”
[Video]“Knee cross” so fast that you can’t help but watch it twice
Taiyo Sakuraba, who made his professional debut at “ReBOOT~QUINTET.4~” held at Yokohama Arena on September 10th, faced off against Masato Uchishiba, winner of two consecutive Olympic judo gold medals. He won with a knee cross. His father, Kazushi Sakuraba, also known as the IQ wrestler, had a lightning-fast one-on-one win, which elicited surprised comments such as “I didn’t realize how fast he was mastering it” and “He inherited his father’s sense of style.”
Sakuraba turned from an office worker to a fighter at the age of 24. Although she has 10 years of fighting experience, including being a member of the judo club at university, gold medalist Uchishiba is clearly a high hurdle for her to face in her first match. On the other hand, Uchishiba is also 45 years old, and his challenge to grappling will be his third consecutive draw and his first win.
ABEMA guest commentator Yuki Nakai flatly said, “I don’t know what’s going on, but if we do it normally, Uchishiba will get upset.” Most of the fans said that Sakuraba was at a disadvantage, with comments such as “He looks like he’s going to get really upset” and “It’s a pretty tough card.”
Immediately after the start, Sakuraba showed a strong stance by performing a leg sweep on Uchishiba, then quickly pulled in and aimed for the arm from closed guard. Uchishiba also changed his position and responded with fluid movements similar to Judo training, starting from the half position and hitting the upper quarters.
Sakuraba tries to attack his arm from below in a ground attack, but Uchishiba easily misses it. Commenting on Sakuraba’s aggressive tactics and good fight, people commented, “Sakuraba did a great job” and “I was surprised that he was able to move underneath (against Uchishiba).”
In the second half of the match, Sakuraba tried to pull in again in the center and jumped into a closed guard. And the next moment, it wraps around your legs from below, spins its body around, and does a lightning-fast knee cross. Uchishiba takes care of this and shifts from the half position to mount.
The battle continued, and when Sakuraba aimed for a triangle from below, Uchishiba dominated from above. There are many options, whether you aim for the guillotine or the arm. “The gold medalist is strong after all” and “His control is amazing” were heard, and Sakuraba’s legs were entwined with hers, and Sakuraba pulled out her knees in an instant. Uchishiba, who had mastered it in an instant, couldn’t help but tap it.
Viewers were also shocked by what happened at that moment. There were many surprised voices, such as “Amazing,” “Really?” “Did you take it from Uchishiba?” and “I couldn’t understand it because it was so fast.”
The finish made the live broadcaster groan, saying, “The blood has been inherited after all.” Nakai highly praised his decision-making ability, saying, “He made a great decision to go for a knee cross instead of (taking) a position (from above).”
Commenting on the vivid move he showed in his debut match, “His sense of connecting from technique to technique is amazing.” “That way of changing angles is something he inherited from Papa Sakuraba.” “It reminded me of the knee cross he showed at PRIDE.” “From Carlos Newton. “That’s the one who took it!” and many others reminisced about Kazushi Sakuraba’s famous scenes.
[Video]“Knee cross” so fast that you can’t help but watch it twice
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