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Event:
PL MMA 39 Arjuna vs Sight
Date: May 15, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is looking to clinch but Ambe is avoiding it.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Ambe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ambe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Ambe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Ambe looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ambe looking to control.
Ambe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ambe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ambe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ambe's guard.
Ambe wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ambe is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Ambe keeps moving.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Ambe.
Ambe is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Ambe wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ambe circles away.
Gracie feints and as Ambe raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ambe wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Ambe gets full guard.
Ambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambe, not yet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Ambe is keeping the position.
Ambe working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stays in close to Ambe's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Ambe to sweep him here.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ambe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambe, not yet.
Ambe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Ambe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ambe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Ambe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ambe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to control but Ambe wriggling away.
Ambe wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ambe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe can't escape the position.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ambe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ambe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ambe trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe is really stuck here.
Gracie controls the position.
More stalling from Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Ambe is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie drives through and clinches with Ambe against the cage.
Ambe stalling.
Ambe throws a head punch that misses.
Ambe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ambe not allowing Gracie to control his hands.
Ambe doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ambe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ambe.
Ambe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambe, not yet.
Ambe trying to control the position.
Gracie won't allow Ambe to sweep him here.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ambe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rick Ambe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ambe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ambe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ambe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ambe wants it to stay on the feet.
Rick Ambe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ambe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ambe.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ambe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is working for takedown but Ambe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ambe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Ambe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ambe continues to drive forward.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Ambe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Ambe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ambe is retaining full guard.
Ambe wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Ambe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Ambe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ambe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Rick Ambe had this to say: 'retirement here i come '. |
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Event:
PL MMA 31* Knox vs The Human
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alela connects with a high kick.
Alela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alela.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Alela sprawls well.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alela scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks. #TD2#
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Alela kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alela.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Alela displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Alela throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alela counters with a straight right hand.
Alela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rollo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Alela.
Alela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD2#
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Alela kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Alela misses its target.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch but Alela moves away
and Alela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Alela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alela pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Sao Alela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alela lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alela. Alela obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alela did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Gracie wants to control but Alela is keeping him busy.
Alela works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alela controlling Gracie's posture. #T3#
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alela is keeping the position for now.
Alela keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Alela bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. #REVR#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alela is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Alela wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Alela is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alela looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alela lands with a cross.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sao Alela is winning the standup battle so far.
Alela cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alela finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Alela is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Alela.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Alela is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alela.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Alela circles away.
Alela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Alela lands.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Alela counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Alela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Alela.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alela is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Alela is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Gracie trying to control the position but Alela is working away. #SUB2#
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Alela has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Alela.#SU#
Alela stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Alela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Alela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Alela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alela scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alela circles away.
Alela lands the left hand.
Alela lands with a cross.
Alela tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Alela connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Alela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Alela.
Alela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alela cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alela lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Alela.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good shot there by Alela.#T4#
Alela jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alela. That's going to slow Gracie down.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alela throws a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Gracie scores with a takedown into Alela's guard.
Alela is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Alela keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#ES#
Alela is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gracie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Alela.
Alela clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alela cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Alela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Alela stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Alela uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Alela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alela's waist but Alela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Alela bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Alela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but Alela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alela is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Alela finds it's target.#T1#
Alela lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Alela circles away.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Alela misses the target.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Alela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alela sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alela pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is taking a breather. Alela says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alela moves into full guard.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Alela keeps moving.
Alela wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alela seems keen to control Gracie's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alela.
Alela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Alela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alela thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.#CL2#
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Alela.#BC#
Alela breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alela but Alela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Alela lands.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie wants to clinch but Alela slips to the side
and Alela counters with a body kick.
Alela lands a jab to the nose.
Alela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Alela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alela scores with a nice strike.
Alela cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Alela keeps it at a distance.
Alela is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alela scores with a hook.
Alela scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alela scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alela.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Alela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Alela finish him?
Alela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alela lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Alela closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! Alela dives in looking to finish! Gracie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sao Alela!
Sao Alela thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
PL MMA 26 Rossi vs Dagestanski
Date: Apr 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Gaal, which made it look bad.
Gracie looks winded!
Van Gaal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Gaal as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Van Gaal connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gaal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the body.
Van Gaal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gaal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Gaal duly obliges. #CUT#
It looks like Rollo Gracie has been cut.
Van Gaal sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gaal throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Van Gaal fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Van Gaal throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cholo Van Gaal!
An out of breath Cholo Van Gaal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
PL MMA 24 The Crab vs Joe
Date: Mar 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Picker scores with a jab to the head.
Picker tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Picker sprawls well.
Gracie moves forwards but Picker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Picker's corner calls for a 1-2. Picker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Picker keeps it at a distance.
Picker sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Picker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Picker scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Picker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Picker punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Picker lands a slapping body shot.
Picker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Picker throws a good cross that connects.
Picker lands a lovely overhand right.
Picker lands a lovely overhand right.
Donk. Picker catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Picker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picker! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picker, as that shot connected.
Picker lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Picker scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Picker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Picker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picker! But no joy.
Picker with a nice cross.
Picker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
Rollo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Picker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Picker moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2#
Picker lands a lovely overhand right.
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Picker lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Picker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Picker scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Picker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson Picker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Picker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Picker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Picker is defending well.
Picker digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Picker is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Picker down to the mat. Picker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T3#
Picker lands a jab to the head.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Picker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Picker.
Picker lands with a short shot to the head.
Picker lands a right hand.
Picker digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Picker gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Picker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Picker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Picker's waist but Picker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Picker scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Picker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Picker connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picker! But no joy.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Picker counters with a left to the body.
Picker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Picker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Picker.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Picker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie moves forwards but Picker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Picker lands.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Picker throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Picker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Picker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Picker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab from Picker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Picker dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Picker is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picker! But no joy.
A left lands for Picker.
Picker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Picker lands with a shot to the body.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Picker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Picker counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picker finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Picker is avoiding it.
#T1#
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker lands an overhand right.
Picker scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.#CL#
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Picker back into the cage.
Picker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Picker pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Picker jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Picker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Picker lands with an overhand left.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Picker scores with a nice strike.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Picker scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Picker.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picker lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Picker digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Picker lands a jab.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Picker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picker cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Picker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Picker pushes him off.
Gracie tries to clinch but Picker moves out of range.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Picker counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Picker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Picker breaks from the clinch.
Picker cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Picker scores with a body shot.
Picker stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Picker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picker stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD#
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Picker is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Picker defends it. #T4#
Gracie stops Picker from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Picker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Picker circles away easily
and Picker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Picker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Picker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Picker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Picker circles away.
Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Picker circles away.
Picker throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Picker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD#
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Picker was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Picker is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Picker. #T1#
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Picker is trying to stand.
#SUB#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Picker is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Picker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#ES2#
Picker manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gracie keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Picker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Picker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Picker lands with a light punch inside.
Picker scores with a shoulder strike.
Larson Picker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Picker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #BC2#
Picker breaks from the clinch.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Picker cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Picker finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Picker lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Picker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picker finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
A jab from Picker does it's job there.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picker cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Picker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Picker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Picker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Picker swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Picker.
A jab from Picker does it's job there.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Picker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Picker lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Picker scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Picker jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Picker sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Picker has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larson Picker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
A very excited looking Larson Picker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
PL MMA 18 Gaston vs Moore
Date: Mar 04, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Laden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.#TD#
Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laden clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Laden's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Laden is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie tightening his grip on Laden, looking for the choke. #T1#
Gracie controls the action.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Laden is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Laden knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Laden for a finish.
Gracie controls the action.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Laden tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Laden rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laden enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laden can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Gracie passes into side control, despite Laden's attempt to control the position.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Laden!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie controlling from mount. #SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar but Laden turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laden. #T3#
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laden is one step ahead there. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie controlling Laden's posture.
Laden wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie has his hands on Laden's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Gracie clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Laden is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Laden is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laden is just holding on here. Gracie manages to take his back.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gracie has the hooks in. Laden is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T3#
Gracie biding his time, controlling Laden. #SUB#
Laden fending off the submission attempt from Gracie.
Laden is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie controls the position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Laden has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Laden right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
PL MMA 13 Montana vs Gaston
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie taking a break here but Knox is having none of it and regains half guard.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
#T1#
Knox keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox's coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. #REVR##T2#
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position.
Knox passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.#TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Knox seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Knox is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Knox trying to control here.
Knox is trying is best to control the position here.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gracie wants to control the position but Knox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg. #T4#
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3##CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Gracie has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Gracie darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.#T2#
Knox is trying to stall.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.#T3#
Knox tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Knox drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Knox jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new lightweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 945 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 16680 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. On his way into the cage it seems that Rollo Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rollo Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 5 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 5 losses; Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shui circles away.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Shui against the cage.
Shui is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gracie can't fight it off and eventually Shui manages to take the fight to the floor. Gracie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Shui
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shui trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shui preventing the sweep.
Shui wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shui wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Shui from controlling successfully.
Shui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shui wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Shui drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Shui off! Shui jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shui controls the pace.
Gracie is trying to keep Shui in close.
Shui trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Shui controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Shui tries to pass.
Shui wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Shui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shui can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shui trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shui looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Shui
Shui is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Shui keeps moving.
Shui is adopting a defensive guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Shui is working from the bottom.
Shui pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Shui had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Shui.
Shui is controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shui pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Shui keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Shui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shui is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Shui.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Shui looking for a sweep. Not yet Shui, not yet.
Shui trying to control the position here.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shui wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Shui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Shui.
Shui has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shui is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Shui is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Shui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shui wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shui looking for a sweep. Not yet Shui, not yet.
Shui working a defensive guard here.
Shui keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shui pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Shui is keeping the position.
Shui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shui seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Shui is keeping the position.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shui is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Shui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shui seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Shui gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
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Event:
WVTSW S01 WK3B
Date: Jun 23, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 948 p4p, 113 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 1953 p4p, 196 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Segey Taranin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 5 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Taranin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Taranin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gracie can't fight it off and eventually Taranin manages to take the fight to the floor. Gracie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Taranin
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taranin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taranin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Taranin
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Taranin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taranin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Taranin control the position.
Taranin swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Taranin's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Taranin
Taranin trying to control the position.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Taranin looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taranin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taranin tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Taranin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Taranin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Taranin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (5) Taranin
Taranin working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Taranin is squirming around nicely.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Taranin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taranin is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Taranin is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taranin is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Taranin is holding on tight.
Gracie prevents Taranin from getting the reversal.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Taranin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taranin tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taranin stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Taranin working to try and regain half guard.
Taranin wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tries to control but Taranin wriggling away.
Taranin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taranin trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (5) Taranin
Taranin is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Taranin is still trying to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Taranin is holding on tight.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Taranin tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Taranin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taranin tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Taranin is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is really struggling to control Taranin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Taranin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Taranin tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie prevents Taranin from getting the reversal.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (11) vs (5) Taranin
What can Taranin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gracie trying to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Taranin tries to break free.
Taranin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Taranin buck him off.
Taranin wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Taranin tries to break free.
Gracie struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gracie is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Taranin can't escape the position.
Gracie biding his time, controlling Taranin.
Taranin staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Taranin tries to break free.
Gracie wants to control but Taranin is keeping busy.
Good control from Gracie.
Taranin is trying to break free.
Gracie is looking to control Taranin but Taranin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Taranin rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Taranin trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Taranin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Taranin tries to escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Taranin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Taranin doesn't escape.
Gracie working for a choke but Taranin is defending well.
Taranin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 11 to 5.
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
WVTSW S01 WK1B
Date: Jun 09, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 2048 p4p, 203 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 950 p4p, 109 weight class). Diame Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Get It On The Floor. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dumba Diame Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Dumba Diame Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 4 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diame Jr instigates a clinch.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Diame Jr's takedown attempt.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diame Jr (0) vs (2) Gracie
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diame Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Diame Jr is keeping the position.
Gracie stays in close to Diame Jr's body and controls the position.
Gracie trying to control but Diame Jr is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie won't allow Diame Jr to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie passes Diame Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Diame Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diame Jr is holding on for now.
Diame Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diame Jr (0) vs (5) Gracie
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Diame Jr is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diame Jr tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Diame Jr denies him.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Diame Jr (0) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Diame Jr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Big Bear Fight Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Diame Jr tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Diame Jr wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diame Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr moves into full guard.
Diame Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diame Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diame Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Diame Jr keeps moving.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diame Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Diame Jr's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr is trying to keep Gracie in close.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Diame Jr.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diame Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie stays in close to Diame Jr's body and controls the position.
Gracie won't allow Diame Jr to sweep him here.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diame Jr is keeping the position for now.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Diame Jr (0) vs (10) Gracie
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Diame Jr blocks the move with his legs.
Diame Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Diame Jr is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie trying to control the action but Diame Jr is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Diame Jr tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr is looking for a sweep.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Diame Jr (0) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie prevents Diame Jr from getting the reversal.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diame Jr regains half guard.
Diame Jr tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gracie taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Diame Jr has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Gracie has tapped! Great work by Diame Jr! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dumba Diame Jr!
Dumba Diame Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
ADWGC 9
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 774 p4p, 92 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 747 p4p, 89 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 3 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mata displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Mata is avoiding it.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Mata shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (0) Gracie
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Gracie controlling Mata's posture.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata being controlled here momentarily.
Mata won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands on Mata's head, controlling the position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mata defends well.
Mata passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Mata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping hold of Mata's head, controlling as best he can.
Mata moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mata wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gracie wants to hold on but Mata pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata is trying to control here but Gracie has managed to regain half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Mata is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Mata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mata moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (0) Gracie
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What's Gracie going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Mata tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Mata moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (10) vs (0) Gracie
Mata trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Mata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mata wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie tries to hold on but Mata postures up.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Mata pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mata trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Mata from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mata wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie tries to control the position but Mata now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mata (13) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mata working for the choke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mata.
Gracie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mata.
Mata is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Mata is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Mata has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (13) vs (2) Gracie
Mata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mata is keeping the position for now.
Mata lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (15) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mata has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (18) vs (2) Gracie
Mata is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie stops Mata from passing to mount.
Mata wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Mata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mata wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mata.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (18) vs (4) Gracie
Mata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mata is retaining full guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Mata is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mata is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Mata wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata takes the fight on points by 18 to 4.
Dado Mata retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Dado Mata made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
ADWGC NY
Date: Mar 01, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 729 p4p, 82 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 7564 p4p, 429 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. Rollo Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 6 losses; Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aoki can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Aoki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Aoki
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Aoki
Aoki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (2) Aoki
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aoki is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (4) Aoki
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Aoki being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (6) vs (4) Aoki
Aoki is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (9) vs (4) Aoki
Aoki looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (11) vs (4) Aoki
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aoki is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
Gracie prevents Aoki from getting the reversal.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Aoki regains half guard.
Gracie not doing much here.
Aoki is holding on to half guard well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Aoki keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Our spies down at at EMPIRE BJJ Academy inform us that Aoki has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki is trying to control but can't.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aoki avoid being mounted?
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Aoki wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (14) vs (4) Aoki
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Aoki wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is just holding on here. Gracie manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (17) vs (4) Aoki
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gracie gets his hands free as Aoki looks to control.
Aoki is in bad spot here.
Gracie is looking to control Aoki but Aoki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aoki is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gracie.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Aoki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Aoki .
Aoki wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
Aoki rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Aoki tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 17 to 4.
After the fight, Rollo Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
ADWGC 2
Date: Feb 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 712 p4p, 84 weight class) and Tribbiani Joey (ranked 3716 p4p, 293 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 9 losses; Tribbiani Joey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Joey clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Joey stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Joey goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joey rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Joey wants a takedown but no success here.
Rollo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tribbiani Joey.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Joey's takedown attempt.
Joey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie has hold of one of Joey's legs. Joey is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Joey
Joey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joey wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Joey there! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Joey
Joey is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joey tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Joey is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie looking to control but Joey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joey is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Joey is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (8) vs (0) Joey
Joey looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Joey manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (8) vs (2) Joey
Joey is stalling in the full guard.
Joey wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Joey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is looking to control Joey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
My spies in EMPIRE BJJ Academy inform me that Joey has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Joey is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gracie as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is pulling down on Joey's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control but Joey passes into half guard.
Joey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Joey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Joey controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joey is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie is staying active underneath Joey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Joey's head to control him but Joey postures up.
Joey is controlling the pace.
Gracie tries to roll over but Joey keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joey wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Joey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Joey moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (5) Joey
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (10) vs (5) Joey
Joey moves into full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Joey is keeping the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joey trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Joey is working from the bottom.
Joey trying to control the position here.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joey looking for a sweep. Not yet Joey, not yet.
Joey working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Joey trying to control from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joey gets back to full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joey wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Joey has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gracie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Joey. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (13) vs (5) Joey
Gracie gets to mount! Joey was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (15) vs (5) Joey
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Joey gets back to half guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joey tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joey trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (18) vs (5) Joey
Joey is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Joey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joey tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (21) vs (5) Joey
Joey tries to escape the position.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie is not going to allow Joey to sit and survive in this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is hanging on to Joey's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Joey wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie prevents Joey from getting the reversal.
Joey wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Joey wriggling away.
Joey wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (24) vs (5) Joey
Gracie has the hooks in. Joey is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie controls the action.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joey for as long as he can get away with.
Joey trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Joey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Joey breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (24) vs (7) Joey
Joey postures up.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Joey tries to pass.
Joey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joey won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joey being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Joey from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 24 to 7.
Rollo Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GRAPPLEMANIA PPV
Date: Feb 01, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 746 p4p, 90 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 682 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rollo Gracie enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 12 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Mata's takedown attempt.
Mata wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mata is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Mata (0) vs (4) Gracie
Mata tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mata's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A control attempt from Mata but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (0) vs (6) Gracie
Gracie wants to control the pace but Mata is squirming around nicely.
Mata tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Mata is looking to get to half guard.
Mata is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Mata wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mata tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Mata (0) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mata doesn't escape.
Mata looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mata rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Mata right now.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Mata manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (2) vs (9) Gracie
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his hands on Mata's head, controlling the position.
Mata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mata trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie pulls Mata in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Mata from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Mata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is trying to keep Mata in close.
Gracie has Mata pulled in close to control his posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mata advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (5) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mata's best efforts.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mata is now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Mata is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mata in particular looking to stall.
Mata wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Mata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Mata eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Mata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Mata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie has Mata pulled in close to control his posture.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Gracie controls Mata momentarily but Mata frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (8) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Mata is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is letting Mata control him for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mata moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (10) vs (9) Gracie
Mata looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mata is working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie frees his head quite easily.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mata's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mata (10) vs (13) Gracie
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Mata is defending it well.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Mata manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (12) vs (13) Gracie
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mata advances to half guard.
Mata is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is looking to control Mata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie is not content to let Mata control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mata trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mata passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (15) vs (13) Gracie
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata takes the fight on points by 15 to 13.
Our winner, Dado Mata, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
EMP Grappling 9
Date: Jan 13, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Daniel Brown (ranked 3480 p4p, 367 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 673 p4p, 84 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; Daniel Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gracie has Brown pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brown tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Brown's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Arcalimon Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brown! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (5) Gracie
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Brown doesn't allow it.
Brown regains half guard.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Brown doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (8) Gracie
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Brown (0) vs (11) Gracie
Brown tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Brown is controlling his hands well.
Brown trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Brown doesn't escape.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Brown from escaping the position.
Brown trying to control the hands but Gracie breaks the grip.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Brown doesn't escape.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie looking to break Brown's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brown remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gracie keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Brown is controlling his hands well.
Brown tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brown defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Gracie avoiding Brown 's attempts to control his hands.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (11) Gracie
Brown preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 11 to 2.
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Daniel Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'XxX'. |
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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 3
Date: Dec 19, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 2622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 653 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rollo Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 4 losses; Gustavo Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracie forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Santos (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Santos wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (0) vs (5) Gracie
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Gracie prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Santos tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Santos tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Santos doesn't allow it.
Gracie prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gracie tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie takes Santos's back. Score +3 for taking back: Santos (0) vs (8) Gracie
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Santos prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
Santos is trying to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has good solid back control here.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Santos trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 8 to 0.
Rollo Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Rollo Gracie misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Dec 18, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 652 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holzken (ranked 8249 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. Holzken has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holzken is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Holzken
Holzken is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Holzken looking to control.
Holzken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holzken looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holzken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Holzken
Holzken tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take Holzken's back but he can't do it this time.
Holzken wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (8) vs (0) Holzken
Holzken is trying to break free.
Holzken wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Holzken tries to break free.
Gracie is trying to stick to Holzken's back but Holzken is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holzken. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (8) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holzken's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (10) vs (2) Holzken
Gracie wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Holzken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Holzken on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (13) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Holzken is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Holzken is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Holzken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzken controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Holzken's attempts to control the position.
Holzken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to control but Holzken is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holzken actively working from the bottom here.
Holzken looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Holzken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holzken keeps working.
Holzken looking for submissions off his back.
Holzken is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Holzken looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Holzken is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (16) vs (2) Holzken
Gracie controlling the position.
Holzken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Holzken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holzken is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holzken! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (18) vs (2) Holzken
Holzken has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (21) vs (2) Holzken
Gracie keeps control of the position as Holzken tries to break free.
Holzken keeps trying to improve his position.
Holzken preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
Holzken can't escape the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Holzken turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (21) vs (4) Holzken
Holzken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is controlling Holzken's posture.
Holzken postures up.
Holzken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Holzken advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Holzken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Holzken eventually gives up the hold.
Holzken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
My spies in Lucky Liam's MMA Academy inform me that Holzken has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Holzken tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holzken controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Holzken pushes his legs off easily.
Holzken wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Holzken works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holzken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Holzken seems content to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Holzken has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Arcalimon Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Holzken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Holzken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Holzken from controlling successfully.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Holzken has passed into half guard.
Holzken seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
Holzken wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Holzken seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 21 to 4.
Rollo Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Dec 17, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 3835 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 649 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 5 losses; The Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracie forces Steel Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Steel Penn (0) vs (2) Gracie
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel Penn is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (4) Gracie
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Steel Penn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Steel Penn up and slammed him! Steel Penn can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (2) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie trying to control the position but Steel Penn is working away.
Steel Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (4) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel Penn trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (4) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steel Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Steel Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Steel Penn looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Steel Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (6) vs (9) Gracie
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel Penn moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (9) Gracie
Steel Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steel Penn tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Steel Penn advancing to mount.
Steel Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Steel Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Steel Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Steel Penn eventually gives up the hold.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Gracie has recovered full guard.
Steel Penn wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (11) Gracie
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie pushing down on Steel Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves into full mount! Steel Penn won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (14) Gracie
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steel Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Steel Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Steel Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Steel Penn is squirming around nicely.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steel Penn is looking to get to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn regains half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is defending well.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Gracie prevents Steel Penn from improving his position.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (17) Gracie
Steel Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie takes Steel Penn's back. Score +3 for taking back: Steel Penn (9) vs (20) Gracie
Steel Penn is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 20 to 9.
A very excited looking Rollo Gracie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, The Steel Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. '. |
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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Dec 09, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 4845 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 648 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 6 losses; Free Agent Steel Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel Penn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Steel Penn manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Steel Penn (4) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Steel Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steel Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Steel Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Steel Penn has control of the leg.
Steel Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Steel Penn is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Steel Penn advancing to mount.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel Penn to get the leverage.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Steel Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Steel Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Steel Penn trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (7) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steel Penn's best efforts.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Steel Penn trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking to control Steel Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Steel Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steel Penn is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel Penn tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steel Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steel Penn is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Steel Penn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Steel Penn (7) vs (4) Gracie
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Steel Penn sneaks back into half guard.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Steel Penn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gracie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gracie! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (7) vs (7) Gracie
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel Penn prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel Penn, who protects the arm well.
Steel Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Steel Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Steel Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steel Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Steel Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (7) Gracie
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (9) Gracie
Steel Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Steel Penn (9) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel Penn keeps working.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Steel Penn (9) vs (14) Gracie
Steel Penn regains half guard.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Steel Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel Penn tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Steel Penn defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steel Penn defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 14 to 9.
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
TWGC 23 (145lbs, D1): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 645 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 1801 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. A fine choice. St Pierre has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
St Pierre successfully pulls guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre gets full guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) St Pierre
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (4) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (7) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
St Pierre is still trying to improve position.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (10) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St Pierre there! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (13) vs (2) St Pierre
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (16) vs (2) St Pierre
St Pierre tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (19) vs (2) St Pierre
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie controlling well, preventing St Pierre from escaping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tightening his grip on St Pierre, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (19) vs (4) St Pierre
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pierre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (21) vs (4) St Pierre
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (24) vs (4) St Pierre
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (27) vs (4) St Pierre
St Pierre is trying to work for a sweep but Gracie has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (29) vs (4) St Pierre
Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. St Pierre looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
TWGC 22 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 536 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 2377 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patrick Cleary was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Rollo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cleary pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleary gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Cleary
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Well, if Cleary is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cleary is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Cleary
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary controlling from side mount.
Cleary trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Cleary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Cleary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Cleary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Cleary
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cleary gets back to full guard.
Cleary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform us that Cleary has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Cleary looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleary, not yet.
Cleary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (7) Cleary
Cleary stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Cleary stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (10) Cleary
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cleary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie prevents Cleary from improving position.
Gracie tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cleary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cleary wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Cleary working away.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Cleary keeps him under control.
Cleary is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cleary seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Cleary is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cleary controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cleary is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (10) Cleary
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cleary working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Cleary is adopting a defensive guard.
Cleary wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleary is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cleary wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cleary looking to control.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Cleary desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cleary trying to control here.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cleary! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (7) vs (10) Cleary
Cleary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has hold of Cleary's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cleary manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cleary is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Cleary tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Cleary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cleary is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cleary trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cleary working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Cleary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cleary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cleary.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cleary keeps trying to improve his position.
Cleary working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (10) vs (10) Cleary
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleary is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cleary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Cleary gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Cleary wins on points by 11 to 10.
Our winner, Patrick Cleary, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 15496 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 410 p4p, 0 weight class). Putski comes to the cage accompanied by Aids . Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 6 losses; Ivan Putski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Putski gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Putski fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Putski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Putski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Putski. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Putski (4) vs (0) Gracie
Putski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie! Score +2 for reaching mount: Putski (6) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to control but Putski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putski is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Putski to get the leverage.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Putski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Putski seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Putski seems content to control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Putski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Putski is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Putski has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Putski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Putski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Putski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Putski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Putski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Putski pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is trying to hold Putski in close to prevent damage but Putski has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Putski keeps him under control.
Putski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Putski control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Putski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Putski is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Putski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie! Score +3 for passing guard: Putski (9) vs (0) Gracie
Putski pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Putski content just to control the position here.
Putski looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Putski looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Putski stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Putski from controlling successfully.
Putski pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie trying to control but Putski postures up.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Putski postures up.
Putski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Putski is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Putski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Putski wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Putski is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Putski looking for a submission but Gracie manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Putski postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Putski wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Putski stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Putski wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putski is one step ahead there.
Putski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Putski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Putski (9) vs (4) Gracie
Putski is looking to reverse the position.
Putski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Putski (9) vs (6) Gracie
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Putski is looking to get to half guard.
Putski is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Putski can't escape the position.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Putski is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Putski to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work his way around to Putski's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Putski working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Putski is squirming around nicely.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Putski is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie takes Putski's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Putski is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Putski (9) vs (9) Gracie
Gracie controls the position.
Putski is really stuck here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Putski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Putski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putski is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Putski gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Putski takes the fight on points by 10 to 9.
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Putski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Aspire 87: Green v McGee
Date: Nov 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Chalke throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Chalke breaks away and moves out of range.
Chalke throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chalke wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Chalke defending well.
Chalke is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Chalke is working away. #T1#
Gracie is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chalke won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie is keen to just control but Chalke is a slippery customer.
Gracie controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Gracie instigates a clinch. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chalke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chalke misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Chalke slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Chalke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chalke works his way back into a safe position though.
Chalke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chalke works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Chalke slips an elbow through the middle.
Chalke is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chalke postures up.
#T3##SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chalke defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chalke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chalke is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chalke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is trying to keep Chalke in close.
#SUB#
Chalke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chalke has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chalke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Chalke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Chalke is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Chalke is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Chalke is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rollo Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Aspire 84: McGee v Yamaguchi
Date: Oct 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Podolski. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Podolski manages to circle out of the way.
Podolski throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Podolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Podolski tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Podolski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Podolski and move into the clinch.
Podolski lands a right hook to the body.
Podolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Podolski missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podolski throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Podolski misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Podolski's efforts to push away.
Podolski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Podolski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Podolski looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Podolski swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Podolski didn't expect that.
Podolski keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Podolski is keeping the position.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T2##SUB#
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Podolski, who protects the arm well.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB#
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Podolski, who protects the arm well. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Podolski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Podolski blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the position but Podolski is working away. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Podolski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Podolski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michail Podolski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Podolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Podolski.
Podolski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Podolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Podolski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Podolski looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Podolski.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Podolski.
Gracie slips under a jab from Podolski.
A jab from Podolski finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Podolski avoids it well and moves away.
Podolski with a nice cross.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Podolski.
Gracie tries to clinch but Podolski is having none of it.
Podolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Michail Podolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Podolski misses.
Podolski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Podolski looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Podolski is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Podolski's guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!#SUB#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Podolski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Podolski is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Podolski is not content to let Gracie control the position. #T2#
I wouldn't like to be where Podolski is right now.
Gracie wants to control but Podolski is keeping him busy.
Podolski tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Podolski can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Podolski, who protects the arm well.
Rollo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Podolski tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Podolski is squirming around nicely.
Podolski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Podolski tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back! #T4##SUB#
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Podolski is keeping busy.
Gracie is really struggling to control Podolski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie controls the position.
Podolski breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Podolski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Podolski controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Podolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Podolski misses with a leg kick.
Podolski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Podolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Podolski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Podolski manages to circle out of the way.
Podolski cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Podolski looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Podolski throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Podolski's guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Podolski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Podolski swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Podolski has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Podolski swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Podolski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Podolski in his guard.#REVB#
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Podolski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Podolski keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Podolski keeps moving. #T3#
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Podolski is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Podolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Podolski is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Podolski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Podolski is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Podolski throws a leg kick #TD#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Podolski fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Podolski is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michail Podolski.
I've got Podolski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michail Podolski made sure he mentioned Aspire Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Aspire 80: Yew v Sklemin
Date: Oct 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a leg kick #TD#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB2#
Lee has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet. #SUB2#
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Gracie won't allow Lee to sweep him here. #T1#
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gracie Jiu Jitsu Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T2#
Lee wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position. #SUB2#
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg. #T3#
Lee stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie is not content to let Lee control the position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Lee tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie has Lee pressed against the cage.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Lee presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.#T1#
Lee swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Lee throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T2#
Lee is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. #REVB##T3#
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rollo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Gracie passes into half guard. #T2#
Lee is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie wants to take Lee's back here but Lee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lee is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!
Lee tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T3#
Lee just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T4#
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
A victorious Morrison Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Aspire 77: Podolski v Souvlaki
Date: Sep 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carter throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a jab from Carter.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Carter is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Carter. #BC#
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Gracie clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter wants to stall.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie has Carter pushed against the cage.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carter smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Gracie avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Gracie rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie stalling.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
#T4#
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Gracie lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carter manages to circle out of the way.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Carter misses.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carter manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
#T1#
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Gracie is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter misses with a right hand #TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Carter is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carter wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie passes to side control. #SUB#
Carter wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Gracie seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Carter is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Rollo Gracie!
A very excited looking Rollo Gracie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Aspire 68: Brophy v Adams
Date: Aug 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Green, which made it look bad.
Green throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Green breaks away and moves out of range.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Green feints a counter leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Green jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Green digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Green throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T2#
Gracie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Green rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Green!
Gracie controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself. #SUB#
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Green uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Green has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Green's back!
Green wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Green is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Green manages to circle out of the way.
Green throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stops Green from standing up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Green doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Green won't allow it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Gracie tries to take Green's back but instead Green uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Gracie trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A jab from Green misses.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Green throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green throws a shot to the body.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blake Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Green is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Green manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Green in his guard.#REVB#
Gracie controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie controlling Green's posture.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Green postures up. #T3#
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Green puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie trying to hold on to Green's head to control him but Green postures up.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green prevents Gracie from improving his position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Green, which made it look bad. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Green.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
An out of breath and clearly excited Blake Green thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Aspire 64: Slice vs Frankels
Date: Jul 30, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Nordskov presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nordskov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD#
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nordskov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nordskov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Nordskov stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nordskov defends well.
Nordskov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nordskov has passed into side control.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nordskov has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Nordskov's back!#SUB#
Nordskov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
#SUB#
Nordskov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T3#
Gracie gets his hands free as Nordskov looks to control. #SUB#
Nordskov tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Gracie has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Nordskov is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Aspire 50: McGee vs Gracie
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGee keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie stalls.
McGee prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
Gracie prevents a body shot from McGee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from McGee.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#T2#
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a body shot from McGee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A short uppercut from Gracie. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee. #BC2#
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGee.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but McGee avoids it easily.
McGee throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
McGee tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and McGee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGee jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.#TD2#
Gracie pulls McGee into guard.
McGee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
McGee is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGee avoids it really well and circles away.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie is working for a kimura but McGee is defending it quite comfortably.
McGee is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McGee is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGee manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGee keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.#T3#
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but McGee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!
McGee tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Gracie avoiding McGee 's attempts to control his hands.
McGee is trying to break free.
#T4##SUB2#
Gracie tightening his grip on McGee, looking for the choke.
Gracie keeps control of the position as McGee tries to break free.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but McGee is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Gracie looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for the RNC.
McGee is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
McGee cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGee tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
McGee is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
McGee takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by McGee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
McGee drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but McGee shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
McGee throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.#CL#
McGee clinches up against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGee to keep the fight standing.
Gracie prevents a body shot from McGee.
McGee misses with some punches.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
A short left from McGee.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
McGee tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from McGee.
McGee misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow. #T3#
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGee lands a left hand.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGee is keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie is stalling here.
McGee working aggressively here.
McGee misses with a body punch.
McGee tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riff McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee working aggressively here.
#T4#
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
McGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Gracie checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is looking to control McGee's arms but McGee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from McGee.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Gracie rushes McGee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from McGee on the inside. #TD2#
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is trying to keep McGee in close.
#T2#
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGee manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
McGee wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but McGee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T3#
Gracie keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
McGee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
McGee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGee's guard! Nice work there by Gracie! #T4#
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
McGee controlling the position.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is looking to stall here but McGee recovers full guard.
McGee trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee had his way with Rollo Gracie in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGee as he avoids it easily.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.#CL2#
Gracie pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for McGee.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie is looking to control McGee's arms but McGee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from McGee.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
McGee is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McGee digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to stall but McGee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from McGee.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but McGee gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie wants to clinch but McGee slips to the side
and McGee counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Riff McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie stalls. #T4#
McGee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McGee blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Riff McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riff McGee!
Riff McGee retains his featherweight title!
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Event:
Aspire 45: Hayes vs Gracie
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Hayes saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hayes.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL2#
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Gracie. #BC#
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1##CL2#
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hayes being controlled against the cage.#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Hayes misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayes won't be happy with that.
Hayes regains half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Hayes defending well.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Hayes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
Hayes tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie fails to move to back control. #T3#
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hayes tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away. #SUB2#
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Hayes is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Gracie trying to control but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Hayes gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Hayes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Hayes holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hayes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Hayes lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hayes frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Hayes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 40
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie dives in and grabs Collins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collins wants to break free but Gracie has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Collins up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Collins can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Gracie avoiding damage as Collins throws knees to the body.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie prevents Collins from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collins up against the cage.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Collins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.#T2#
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD2#
Collins is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Collins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Collins distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Collins is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Collins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Collins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie gets full guard.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Gracie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rollo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.#T1#
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Collins's half guard.
Collins is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins gets full guard.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there. #T2#
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Collins prevents Gracie from improving position. #T3#
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Collins is defending well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Collins defends the submission attempt.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Collins defends it.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Collins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Gracie moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Collins.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Misha Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Gracie!#REVR#
Collins keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. #T3#
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stands and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T4#
Collins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Collins gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie advances position into side control!#SUB#
Collins reaches up around Gracie's neck trying to control. But Gracie takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Collins! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Collins is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Gracie celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #53
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Barover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barover is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Barover circles away and we're back to standing.
Barover throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barover!
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barover!#SUB2#
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barover has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but Barover is having none of it.
Gracie controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Barover is in real trouble.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Barover is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#SUB2#
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#ES#
Barover is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet. #CL#
Barover moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Barover has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Gracie wants a takedown.
#T2#
Barover is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie has Barover pressed against the cage, preventing Barover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barover up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie has Barover pressed against the cage, preventing Barover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barover seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
Barover letting Gracie take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rollo Gracie.
Barover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. #T3#
Barover tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Barover is having none of it.
Barover throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barover is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Barover keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie takes Barover's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Barover is in trouble. #T4##SUB2#
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barover is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Barover trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Barover in a clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barover to keep the fight standing.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barover stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Barover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barover throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Barover throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barover.#CL2#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Barover avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Barover is blocking nicely.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barover is defending well.
Steve Barover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie has Barover pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rollo Gracie.
Barover tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Barover misses with a head kick.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Barover sprawls well.
Barover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Barover shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Barover.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Barover throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Gracie jumps guard but Barover stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Barover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Barover throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Steve Barover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barover throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries a body shot but Barover blocks it.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Barover's head.
Barover tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Rollo Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Barover tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Barover.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Barover prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD2#
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU#
Gracie is working an open guard so Barover takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Barover.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barover.
Barover throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Barover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Barover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rollo Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Barover throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie has Barover pushed against the cage.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barover wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie pushes Barover back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barover tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barover tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gracie manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gracie has hold of Barover's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barover manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barover tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barover manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barover will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barover wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Barover seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Barover holds on to Gracie's head and controls the position momentarily. #SUB2#
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie trying to control the action but Barover is working from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Barover is defending well.
Barover is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barover will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T3#
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barover!
Gracie tries to control but Barover wriggling away.
Gracie wants to take Barover's back but he can't do it this time.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Barover is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Barover tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie wants to take Barover's back but he can't do it this time.
Barover wants to get back to his feet.
Barover is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Barover is trying to escape the mount.
Steve Barover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barover is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #51
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Gracie drives through and clinches with Basurto against the cage.
Gracie stalls.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gracie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.#TD#
Gracie has Basurto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Basurto tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Basurto's guard.
Gracie passes Basurto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Basurto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Basurto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Basurto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie. #SUB2#
Basurto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Basurto trying to control but Gracie flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gracie is hanging on to Basurto's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB#
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Basurto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gracie biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gracie is not going to allow Basurto to sit and survive in this position. #T2#
Gracie has the hooks in. Basurto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Basurto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Basurto is staying busy.
Basurto trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
Basurto breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Basurto from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Basurto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Gracie is trying to keep Basurto in close.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Basurto trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Basurto's guard. #REVR#
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Basurto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4#
Gracie passes into half guard.
Basurto wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie trying to control but Basurto is having none of it.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Basurto is having none of it.
Basurto wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Basurto moved away.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Basurto.
Gracie throws a push kick but Basurto slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
Gracie clinches up with Basurto and pushes him back against the cage.
Basurto letting Gracie take a breather here.
Basurto wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Basurto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Basurto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB2#
Basurto looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Basurto can do to turn this around?#T1##SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Basurto defends it well.
Basurto trying to control here.
Gracie is pressing down on Basurto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Basurto is holding on for now.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie takes Basurto's back.
Basurto is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Basurto can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Gracie working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Basurto is doing well to defend. Gracie seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Basurto is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
Rollo Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #48
Date: Feb 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mc Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mc Steel is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks. #CL#
Gracie rushes Mc Steel and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Gracie pulls Mc Steel into guard.
Mc Steel tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Mc Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mc Steel is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mc Steel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #45
Date: Jan 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Kristian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Kristian avoids it easily.
Gracie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kristian is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kristian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kristian misses with the combination.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Kristian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kristian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Kristian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristian stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian misses with a wild body shot.
Kristian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kristian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kristian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kristian circles away easily
and Kristian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie slips under a jab from Kristian.
Kristian throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kristian.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kristian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kristian throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristian.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Kristian.
Kristian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Kristian pushes him away.
Michael Kristian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
Kristian wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kristian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Kristian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael Kristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kristian rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kristian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Gracie jumps guard and drags Kristian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie has Kristian pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie is trying to keep Kristian in close.
Kristian stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.#SUB2#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kristian defends it easily.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet. #T3##SU#
Kristian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kristian just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kristian finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Kristian tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kristian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Kristian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Kristian is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kristian has his back to the cage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Gracie pulls Kristian into guard.
#T4#
Kristian stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Gracie prevents Kristian from improving his position.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kristian tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kristian to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Kristian.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Kristian does it's job there.
Gracie moves out of range as Kristian strikes.
Kristian misses with a straight right.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Kristian's head coaches at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kristian lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie moves out of range as Kristian strikes.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Kristian. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Kristian throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kristian's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie trying to control but Kristian is working from the bottom. #T2#
Kristian can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Kristian is defending well.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kristian's thigh. Kristian counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kristian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Kristian being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Kristian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kristian manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Kristian's guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Kristian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kristian punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Kristian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Gracie gets a clinch.
Kristian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Kristian on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Kristian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kristian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Kristian drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Kristian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Kristian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kristian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Kristian looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Kristian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kristian misses with a body shot.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Kristian is out of range.
Kristian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Kristian stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kristian.
Kristian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kristian misses with a hook.
Kristian is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks. #CL#
Kristian gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Kristian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kristian is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kristian down to the mat. Kristian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kristian just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kristian.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristian as he jumps to the side.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Kristian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kristian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kristian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL2#
Gracie pushes Kristian up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kristian swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael Kristian has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Kristian managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Kristian.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Kristian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Kristian has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie jumps guard but Kristian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristian avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the cage.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
#T3#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
Kristian misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Kristian has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Kristian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kristian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kristian walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Gracie gets a clinch.
Kristian digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Kristian misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
Kristian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Kristian tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kristian taking a breather.
Gracie is stalling here.
Kristian lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kristian to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Kristian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Jab, jab by Kristian - just one landing.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Kristian misses the target.
Kristian misses the shot to the body.
Kristian moves out of range of the body kick.
Kristian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Kristian swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL2#
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Kristian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Kristian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kristian as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristian's elbow.
Gracie misses with some punches.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kristian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kristian misses its intended target.
Kristian misses with a straight right.
Kristian throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Kristian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristian.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kristian but Kristian pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Kristian lands a jab.
Kristian throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
A jab from Kristian misses.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Kristian moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Kristian throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristian throws out the jab.
Kristian looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range. #CL#
Kristian has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kristian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Kristian throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie. #T3#
Kristian managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kristian is keeping busy.
Kristian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kristian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kristian stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie trying to stall but Kristian improves his position.
Kristian is working Gracie over against the cage.#BC#
Kristian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Kristian coming out on top.
Kristian lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Kristian. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Kristian throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Kristian misses with a hook.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4##CL#
Kristian has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kristian fails to land.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Kristian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristian misses with a punch to the body.
Kristian swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kristian is defending well for now.
Kristian lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Kristian.#TD2#
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kristian scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian had his way with Rollo Gracie in that round.
That's time! Kristian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Kristian tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Kristian moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Kristian is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kristian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kristian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kristian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Michael Kristian is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian jabs at Gracie's body.
The fighters circling - Kristian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kristian.#CL#
Kristian has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1##BC#
Kristian manages to break the clinch.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Kristian and move into the clinch position.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Kristian.
Jab by Kristian.
Kristian misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kristian. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Kristian keeps it at a distance.
Kristian cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kristian throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL2#
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Kristian controls the action.
Kristian avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Kristian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kristian won't allow it.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Kristian avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Kristian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristian lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Kristian lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Kristian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Kristian digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank. #T3#
Kristian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Kristian breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kristian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Kristian instigates a clinch.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Kristian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristian misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kristian as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Kristian wants to stall.
Kristian prevents a body shot from Gracie. #TD2#
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kristian tries to pass.
Gracie pulls Kristian in close to his closed guard and prevents Kristian from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kristian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kristian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kristian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kristian!
Michael Kristian retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Michael Kristian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #39
Date: Dec 18, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Flynn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flynn lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Flynn working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Flynn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flynn keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flynn's guard. #SUB#
Flynn looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
Gracie wants to take Flynn's back here but Flynn is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flynn is looking to escape.
Flynn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to control but Flynn wriggling away.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Flynn to control.#T2##SUB2#
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie looking to control but Flynn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flynn wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.#SUB2#
Gracie working for a submission but Flynn is keeping him at bay.
Flynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flynn wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to control but Flynn is having none of it.
Flynn has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T3#
Gracie keeps control of the position as Flynn tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Flynn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Flynn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gracie wants to control but Flynn is keeping busy.#SUB2#
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gracie avoiding Flynn 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Gracie working for the choke. #T4##SUB2#
Flynn showing good submission defense here.
#SUB2#
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Flynn is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Flynn trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him. #SUB2#
Gracie is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Flynn won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Gracie off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rollo Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Rollo Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #36
Date: Nov 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Kristian blocks the low kick.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Kristian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kristian blocks a jab.#CL#
Kristian gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kristian just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Gracie jumps guard and drags Kristian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kristian wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kristian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kristian is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Gracie is working an open guard so Kristian takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kristian.#CL#
Kristian closes the distance and clinches.
Kristian lands a nice shot to the body.
Kristian digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kristian won't allow it.
#T2#
Kristian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kristian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristian.
Kristian throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Kristian is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Kristian into the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kristian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Kristian's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kristian takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kristian wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Michael Kristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Kristian looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Kristian throws a one two combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Kristian pushes him off.
Kristian looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristian.
Gracie throws a low kick but Kristian moves out of range easily.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Kristian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Kristian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kristian's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie tries to move to mount but Kristian blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie trying to control the position but Kristian is working away.
Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Kristian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kristian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kristian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Kristian just misses with a punch to the body.
Kristian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kristian throws a leg kick that misses.
Kristian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kristian scores with a jab.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Kristian.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kristian.#CL2#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Kristian in a clinch.
#TD2#
Gracie jumps guard.
Kristian won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Kristian from standing up. #T1#
Kristian won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Kristian wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie seems keen to control Kristian's posture.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Kristian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie regains half guard.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Kristian is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SU#
Kristian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kristian.
Kristian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kristian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#T3#
Kristian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Kristian is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kristian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie tries to move into range but Kristian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kristian to score with a decent uppercut.
Kristian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Kristian misses.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Kristian shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kristian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristian tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
#TD2#
Gracie pulls guard. #T4#
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kristian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kristian is now in half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Kristian is controlling well.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kristian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kristian working Gracie over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kristian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kristian sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Kristian avoids it this time.
Kristian cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kristian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kristian defends it well.
Kristian looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range. #CL2#
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is looking to control Kristian's arms but Kristian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kristian to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kristian smiles and moves away.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristian misses with a hook.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Kristian knows he should have avoided that one.
Kristian tries to clinch up.
Kristian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Kristian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kristian misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Kristian fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristian is retaining full guard. #T2#
Gracie passes into half guard.
Kristian is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Kristian tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kristian wants to get back to full guard.
Kristian gets back to full guard.
#T3#
Gracie wants to control from the top but Kristian keeps moving.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie passes Kristian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kristian reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Kristian manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Kristian is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kristian wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Kristian did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Kristian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kristian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kristian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
A big left from Kristian misses.
Gracie defending well as Kristian loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Kristian pushes him off.
Kristian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
A combination from Kristian does no damage.
Michael Kristian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kristian looks to clinch #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Kristian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kristian is holding on for now.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kristian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Kristian tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.#T2#
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Kristian is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#T3#
Kristian is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Kristian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kristian can't escape the position.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Kristian manages to turn into his guard.
Kristian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kristian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kristian throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Kristian is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian had his way with Rollo Gracie in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Kristian.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Kristian.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kristian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kristian misses with a looping right.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kristian. Kristian obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kristian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Kristian drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian misses with a body punch.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kristian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Kristian swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristian can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Kristian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Kristian misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kristian manages to avoid it.
Kristian throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Kristian throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Kristian wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Kristian swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
#T2##CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie letting Kristian take a breather here.
Gracie jumps guard but Kristian stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kristian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Gracie.
Kristian misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Kristian manages to break the clinch.
Kristian throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Gracie gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kristian.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
Kristian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kristian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristian misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Kristian manages to break the clinch.
Kristian swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Kristian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kristian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kristian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kristian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kristian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4#
Kristian swings widly with a right hand
#TD2#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Kristian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kristian is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Kristian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kristian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kristian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kristian!
Michael Kristian retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Michael Kristian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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StrikeForce Union #34
Date: Nov 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Gracie clinches up with Kristian and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Kristian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kristian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie taking a breather.
Kristian can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
#TD2#
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie won't allow Kristian to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristian is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.#T1#
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Kristian blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Kristian manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie won't allow Kristian to sweep him here. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kristian is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kristian manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Kristian is keeping the position.
Kristian wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Kristian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Gracie controls Kristian momentarily but Kristian frees himself. #T3#
Gracie pulls Kristian in close to prevent any damage.
Kristian with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Kristian manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Kristian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Kristian has passed into half guard.
#T4#
Kristian wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kristian connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Kristian trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Kristian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Kristian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rollo Gracie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kristian is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Kristian is having none of it. #T1#
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Kristian defending well.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kristian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Kristian is defending the position. #SUB2#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kristian is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Kristian defends the submission attempt.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kristian is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kristian wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Kristian.
Michael Kristian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Kristian misses.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kristian manages to avoid it.
Kristian throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.#T3#
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Kristian misses. #CL2#
Gracie forces Kristian back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kristian.
Gracie dives in and grabs Kristian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kristian pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kristian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael Kristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kristian.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Kristian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kristian throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.#T4#
Gracie avoids the body shot from Kristian.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
A big right from Kristian misses.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kristian.
Kristian misses with a straight left.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Kristian walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristian connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kristian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Kristian just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Kristian misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Kristian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Kristian.#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Kristian.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kristian throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kristian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kristian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kristian enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kristian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
Kristian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kristian holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is pressing down on Kristian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kristian is holding on for now.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kristian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Kristian is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kristian controlling the position.#T3#
Kristian keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the body from Kristian misses #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kristian!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kristian keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristian is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie tries to control but Kristian wriggling away. #SUB2#
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kristian to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kristian shrugs it off. #T4#
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kristian tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie tries to control but Kristian wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rollo Gracie just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Kristian takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kristian defends it well.
Kristian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.#CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kristian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kristian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kristian stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rollo Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristian throws an elbow that misses.
Kristian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Michael Kristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Gracie has clasped his hands together around Kristian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kristian can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Kristian holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Gracie prevents Kristian from escaping the position.
Kristian prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kristian!
Gracie looking to control but Kristian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T2#
Kristian wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to control but Kristian is having none of it.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
Gracie working for the choke. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kristian is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Kristian is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB2#
Gracie working for the choke.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Kristian rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kristian staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Gracie working for a choke but Kristian is defending well. #SUB2#
Kristian defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kristian.
Kristian looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Kristian wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kristian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kristian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kristian.
Gracie slips a jab from Kristian.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kristian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michael Kristian is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Kristian circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Kristian is looking to counter punch.
Kristian is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristian throws out the jab.
Kristian misses the jab.
Kristian throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kristian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristian throws out the jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kristian moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kristian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kristian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kristian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kristian! #SUB2#
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Michael Kristian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Kristian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Kristian blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie trying to control the position but Kristian is working away. #T3#
Kristian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Kristian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T4#
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kristian's guard. #REVB#
Kristian keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Kristian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Kristian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kristian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Michael Kristian retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #30
Date: Oct 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Bullwinkle misses with a straight left.
Bullwinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullwinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullwinkle.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Bullwinkle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bullwinkle misses with a combination
#TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bullwinkle won't be happy with that.
Bullwinkle tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Bullwinkle seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Bullwinkle wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB#
Bullwinkle tries to buck Gracie off so he can stand up but Gracie has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Bullwinkle falls backwards, slamming Gracie to the mat but Gracie holds on tight! Bullwinkle is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Rollo Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #23
Date: Aug 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodsmall misses with a straight right.
Woodsmall stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Woodsmall lands a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woodsmall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Woodsmall on the inside.
Woodsmall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Woodsmall as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woodsmall up against the cage.
Gracie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land. #BC2#
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Woodsmall misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woodsmall is looking to escape.
Woodsmall's coaches at Restricted area have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Woodsmall is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Woodsmall won't allow it.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodsmall is looking to escape.#T2#
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Woodsmall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woodsmall looks like he's trying to stand up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Woodsmall won't allow Gracie to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Woodsmall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is keen to just control but Woodsmall is a slippery customer.#T3#
Woodsmall wants to get back to his feet.
Woodsmall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woodsmall tries to get out of the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Woodsmall blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodsmall.
Woodsmall throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodsmall.#T4#
Woodsmall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woodsmall is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
No joy there for Woodsmall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Woodsmall avoids them all with ease.
Markus Woodsmall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Woodsmall closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Woodsmall on the inside.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Woodsmall shrugs off.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woodsmall walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Woodsmall in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woodsmall walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Markus Woodsmall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab from Woodsmall.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Woodsmall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Markus Woodsmall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woodsmall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Woodsmall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woodsmall throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Woodsmall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Woodsmall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markus Woodsmall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodsmall.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Woodsmall avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woodsmall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodsmall throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Woodsmall misses with the combination.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Woodsmall defends it well.
Gracie slips under a jab from Woodsmall.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Gracie tries to get set, Woodsmall tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodsmall.
A jab from Woodsmall misses.
Woodsmall tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie slips a straight right by Woodsmall.
Woodsmall throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Woodsmall's half guard.
Gracie prevents Woodsmall from standing back up.
#T2#
Gracie is trying to control. Woodsmall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB2#
Gracie working for a submission but Woodsmall is keeping him at bay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie wants to take Woodsmall's back but he can't do it this time. #T3#
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Woodsmall is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodsmall tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Woodsmall is trying to escape the mount but Gracie keeps good control and instead manages to take Woodsmall's back.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Gracie tightening his grip on Woodsmall, looking for the choke.
Woodsmall wants to get back to his feet.
Woodsmall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.#SUB2#
Gracie working for a choke but Woodsmall is defending well. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to break Woodsmall's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Woodsmall remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Woodsmall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Woodsmall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woodsmall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woodsmall is looking to clinch.
Woodsmall throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Woodsmall avoids it easily.
No joy there for Woodsmall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woodsmall moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Woodsmall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.#TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Woodsmall quickly recovers to half guard.
Woodsmall pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Woodsmall defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Woodsmall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Gracie is pressing down on Woodsmall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Woodsmall is holding on for now.
Woodsmall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woodsmall pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Woodsmall is not content to let Gracie control the position.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Woodsmall reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard. #T2#
Woodsmall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie controls Woodsmall momentarily but Woodsmall frees himself.
Woodsmall wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3#
Woodsmall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.#SUB2#
Gracie has his foot on Woodsmall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woodsmall works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie seems keen to control Woodsmall's posture.
Our spies down at at HFC Training Center inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woodsmall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woodsmall wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Woodsmall misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woodsmall won't be happy with that.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodsmall keeps working.
Woodsmall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Woodsmall is not content to let Gracie control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall is looking to get back to his feet here but Gracie is keeping cool and he's managed to take Woodsmall's back.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Woodsmall is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T1#
What can Woodsmall do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB2#
Woodsmall showing good submission defense here.
#SUB2#
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Woodsmall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Gracie sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Woodsmall taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rollo Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
HFC 51:Abdurahimov vs Mahones
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie moves out of range as Tripplet strikes.#CL#
Gracie clinches up with Tripplet and pushes him back against the cage.
Tripplet scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripplet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tripplet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie stalling the fight.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tripplet stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tripplet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripplet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tripplet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Tripplet misses with some punches.
Tripplet can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Tripplet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tripplet scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tripplet.#TD#
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie pushing down on Tripplet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tripplet has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Tripplet is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Tripplet tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Tripplet holds on for dear life, controlling Gracie's posture momentarily.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Tripplet doesn't allow it. #T3#
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie trying to control but Tripplet is having none of it.
Tripplet has given up his back. Will we see Gracie going for some submissions?
Gracie avoiding Tripplet 's attempts to control his hands.
Gracie struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie has good solid back control here. #SUB#
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Tripplet is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tripplet showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tripplet knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tripplet for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tripplet can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tripplet looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
As Tripplet tries to get set, Gracie tries to push him back and clinch up but Tripplet manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tripplet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tripplet.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tripplet.
Tripplet throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Tripplet is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Tripplet is defending well. #T1#
Gracie controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tripplet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tripplet can do to turn this around?
Tripplet stops Gracie from passing to mount. #T3#
Gracie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tripplet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tripplet gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie trying to control but Tripplet is having none of it.
Tripplet looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB#
Tripplet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tripplet just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Gracie rushes Tripplet and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Tripplet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tripplet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tripplet tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tripplet digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Tripplet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tripplet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Tripplet is working away.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tripplet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tripplet tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Gracie swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bruce Tripplet was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't even know right now!'.
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Event:
HFC 48:Klimov vs Martin
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Tripplet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Tripplet pushes him away.
Tripplet throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Tripplet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Tripplet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tripplet pinned against the cage. Tripplet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tripplet throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Tripplet blocks a head kick by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tripplet avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruce Tripplet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.#T1##CL#
Tripplet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Tripplet wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tripplet landing some decent shots from guard.
Tripplet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie pulls Tripplet in close to prevent any damage.
Tripplet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.#SUB2#
Tripplet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2#
Tripplet is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tripplet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Tripplet tries to pass. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Tripplet defends easily.
Tripplet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Gracie controls Tripplet momentarily but Tripplet frees himself.
Tripplet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Tripplet trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tripplet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to keep Tripplet in close.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Tripplet. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL2#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tripplet up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Gracie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gracie jumps guard but Tripplet stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tripplet fails to land.
Tripplet misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Tripplet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tripplet up against the cage.
Gracie looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tripplet throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Tripplet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Tripplet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tripplet throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tripplet won't be happy with that.
Tripplet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tripplet tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control but Tripplet is keeping him busy.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tripplet!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tripplet is looking to escape. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie has control of Tripplet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tripplet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Tripplet is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie fails to move to back control. #SUB2#
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tripplet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tripplet shrugs it off. #SUB2#
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tripplet is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
#T3#
Tripplet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but Tripplet is having none of it.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tripplet is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tripplet is on top in guard.
#SUB2#
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tripplet defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Tripplet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tripplet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Tripplet.
Tripplet looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Tripplet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Tripplet throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Tripplet lands.
Tripplet misses with an uppercut.
Tripplet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tripplet's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tripplet swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tripplet is trying to get back to half guard.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Tripplet is being controlled here.
Tripplet is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tripplet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tripplet is trying to get back to half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Tripplet is defending well.
Tripplet tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is staying tight to Tripplet's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tripplet has escaped the position, nice work there.
A control attempt from Tripplet but he's now mounted!
Tripplet tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie prevents Tripplet from getting the reversal.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to control but instead Tripplet manages to regain half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Tripplet defends it.
Tripplet wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Tripplet wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rollo Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
HFC 43:Yamamoto vs Gracie
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Yamamoto finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Yamamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yamamoto defends it well.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and Yamamoto counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Yamamoto moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Yamamoto takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Yamamoto connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.#T2#
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick.
Gracie defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Yamamoto.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch.
#T3#
Yamamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Gracie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Still in the clinch, Yamamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie has Yamamoto pushed against the cage.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamamoto digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yamamoto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Gracie has managed to clinch.
#T4#
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Yamamoto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Yamamoto. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
Yamamoto is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is staying tight to Yamamoto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yamamoto wants to control but Gracie postures up.#T1#
Gracie trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yamamoto tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamamoto is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Yamamoto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rings Russia, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Yamamoto is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.#T3#
Yamamoto prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yamamoto to see if he's OK.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working. #SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yamamoto tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Yamamoto denies him.
Gracie wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy. #T4#
Yamamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Yamamoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Yamamoto is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Yamamoto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yamamoto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie is pushing down on Yamamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto trying to control here.
Yamamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rollo Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Yamamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Gracie tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Gracie clinches up with Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head. #BC2#
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right. #T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamamoto.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it. #T3#
Yamamoto takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
#CL#
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
Gracie trying to stall but Yamamoto improves his position.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Yamamoto tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yamamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Yamamoto tries to tie him up.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
It looked like Yamamoto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamamoto checks it well.
Yamamoto is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Yamamoto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Yamamoto and move into the clinch position.
Gracie tries to clinch but Yamamoto is having none of it.
As Gracie looks to move away, Yamamoto throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Yamamoto.
Gracie trying to stall but Yamamoto improves his position.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Yamamoto tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yamamoto. #T2#
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto stalling.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Yamamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie has Yamamoto pushed against the cage.
Gracie has Yamamoto pushed against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Yamamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Gracie shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Yamamoto and move into the clinch position.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
Yamamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamamoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.#T4#
Yamamoto connects with a body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yamamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Yamamoto tries to tie him up.
Yamamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto had his way with Rollo Gracie in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamamoto jabs at Gracie's body.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yamamoto defends it well.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.#CL2#
Gracie darts in and clinches Yamamoto up against the cage.
Yamamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie is looking to control Yamamoto's arms but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yamamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yamamoto's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yamamoto wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie is looking to work his way around to Yamamoto's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gracie prevents Yamamoto from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Yamamoto defends it well.
Yamamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Yamamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Yamamoto doesn't allow it.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamamoto wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Yamamoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yamamoto stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Yamamoto regains half guard.
Yamamoto trying to control but Gracie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kotetsu Yamamoto.
I think Yamamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Kotetsu Yamamoto took to the microphone: 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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Event:
Immortals 22 Gracie vs Nelson
Date: May 01, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Gracie has Nelson pressed against the cage.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Nelson trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
#BC#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away #TD#
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Nelson didn't expect that.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Nelson is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nelson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nelson has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Rollo Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Azumah Nelson had this to say: 'the slowest learner I have ever had. lol had no chance'.
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