DREAM10
Tarec Saffiedine goes for a
heel hook on Seichi Ikemoto.
JAPANESE MATCHMA-
KERS OFTEN TRY TO
GIVE A FAVOURED
FIGHTER AN EASY
Jason High on his way to a decision over Andre Galvao.
PATH TO THE FINAL
Japanese matchmaking is often so we thought. The Lithuanian
very transparent, even in their stayed calm on his back, not
tournaments they try to mani- allowing Sakurai to advance or
pulate opponents to either set attempt any submissions. Then,
up super fights or give a favou- when he saw his opportunity he
red fighter an easier path to the regained his feet.
title. That’s exactly what they Back on familiar ground, Za-
thought they had done when romskis let loose. Every punch
they pit Grand thrown was
Prix favourite designed to
Hayato Sakurai Before High knock his
against Marius
Zaromskis—a
hit the ground,
opponent
out and that’s
Lithuanian Zaromskis had exactly what
kickboxer with
some apparent
landed punches
he did. Four
minutes into
holes in his the fight, he
ground game. landed a head
But the London-based fighter kick that dropped the Japanese
had other ideas. fighter and seconds later, after
Sakurai came out hard, a flurry on the ground, the fight
throwing, and landing, some so- was over.
lid low kicks and punches to the Zaromskis went into the final
face of his opponent, but the against the other outsider,
Lithuanian never backed off. So Jason High, who had beaten
“Mach” took the fight to the Andre Galvao by decision earlier
ground, where he clearly had in the night. The Lithuanian
the advantage, and it seemed was more aggressive in this
like only a matter of time... or fight, moving forward throwing
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