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Event:
IFC 12: Supplex City
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Rush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rush manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rush has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie moves to clinch but Rush breaks away
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Gracie looks to clinch
and Rush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rush.
Rush swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Rush and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
Rush looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Rush ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie misses with a looping left.#TD#
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rush is keeping the position.#T3#
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Rush has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie has Rush pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rush. #TD#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Rush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie looking to control.
Rush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rush stacks Gracie 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 Rush!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Rush dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Rush.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rush taking a breather.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rush to keep the fight standing.
Rush stalling.
Rush lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Gracie just leaning against Rush, taking a breather.
Rush'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.
Rush lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie trying to stall but Rush improves his position.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rush won't allow it.
Rush being controlled against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Rush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Rush.
#BC2#
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Rush breaks away and moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie wants to clinch but Rush slips to the side
and Rush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Rush circles away.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rush manages to circle out of the way.
Rush throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie moves to clinch but Rush breaks away
and Rush counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rush.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rush circles away easily
and Rush counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Rush to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Rush misses with a body shot.
Al Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rush lands a nice shot to the body.
Rush jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Rush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Rush misses with a straight left.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Rush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rush misses with a body shot.
Rush lands with a nice body punch. #TD#
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rush on his heels. He'll look to pass Rush's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Rush back into the cage.
Rush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rush won't allow it.
Rush lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Rush creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Rush pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Rush unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Al Rush!
After winning the bout, Al Rush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IFC9 - KING RETURN
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Meiueder loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Meiueder circles away and keeps his distance.
Meiueder swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meiueder.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A countering left hand to the body from Meiueder misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Meiueder pushes him off.
Meiueder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Meiueder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meiueder throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Meiueder throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Meiueder takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Meiueder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meiueder swivels and escapes.
As Gracie backs off Meiueder throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Meiueder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meiueder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meiueder.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2##CL#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Meiueder is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meiueder defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Meiueder wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gracie's closed guard. He's half up but Gracie has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gracie pivots and extends the arm, Meiueder falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gracie! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Gracie!
An out of breath Renato Gracie 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:
IFC4 - BONE$YARD
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie checks a low kick from Hurt.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Hurt and move into the clinch position.
Hurt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurt scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Hurt.
Gracie wants to clinch but Hurt slips to the side
and Hurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hurt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hurt - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Hurt.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hurt pinned against the cage. Hurt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hurt misses with a straight right.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hurt.
Hurt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Hurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Hurt swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robert Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Hurt.
Still in the clinch, Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurt lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robert Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
Hurt effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie has Hurt pressed against the cage.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurt.#T3#
Hurt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hurt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Hurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Hurt ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Hurt!
Robert Hurt retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Hurt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Island Aspire 6
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
A combination from Plomeros does no damage.
Plomeros connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie tries to clinch but Plomeros is having none of it.
Plomeros lands a lovely overhand right.
Plomeros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plomeros misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Plomeros didn't expect that.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie working away.#SUB#
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Plomeros is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Gracie!
After winning the bout, Renato Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Aspire Island 4
Date: Jun 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Porto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Porto lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Porto avoids the damage to the body.
Porto is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Porto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie has been working on his balance at Aspire Acαdemy CT, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Porto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Porto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porto slows down the pace here.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow. #TD#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
#T1#
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is really struggling to control Porto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie pulls Porto in close to his closed guard and prevents Porto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Porto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Porto from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Porto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Porto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Porto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Porto taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Renato Gracie!
An out of breath Renato Gracie 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Dunn dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Dunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to side control.
Dunn 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the action but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Dunn is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it. #T1#
Dunn is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Dunn is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Dunn misses with a strike from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Dunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Dunn is defending well.
Dunn looks to move to half guard but instead Gracie has passed into mount! Damn!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Dunn frees his head quite easily.
Dunn tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Dunn regains half guard.#SUB2#
Dunn actively working from the bottom here.
Dunn wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Dunn is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Dunn is defending the position.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dunn! #SUB#
Dunn tries to improve his position but Gracie has taken his back! Gracie has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Dunn tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gracie pushes Dunn away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renato Gracie!
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