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Event:
The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Lawrence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Lawrence with a hook.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawrence circles away.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawrence.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Gracie misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence connects with a crisp jab.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #T2#
Lawrence cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Lawrence letting Gracie take a breather here.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawrence can pounce on him.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawrence throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawrence.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Lawrence gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Lawrence gets a clinch.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Lawrence - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lawrence's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Lawrence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
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!
Lawrence throws a nice head kick!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Lawrence moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.#BC#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence 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#
Lawrence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawrence.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lawrence. That one must have hurt.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawrence connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lawrence lands the left hand.#T1#
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Lawrence - just one landing.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. #CL2#
Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A body shot lands from Lawrence.
#BC2#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawrence cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Lawrence digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Lawrence creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Lawrence pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Lawrence unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPARTA 45
Date: Apr 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Aoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
#SUB2#
Aoki 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. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well. #T1##SUB2#
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Aoki has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aoki is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Aoki to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Gracie!
An out of breath Rickson 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:
SPARTA 39
Date: Apr 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Galang.
Galang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Galang coming out on top.
Galang tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Galang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Galang wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie walks into a jab.
We've been told by Galang's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Galang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galang throws out the jab.
Galang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Galang.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Galang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Gracie slips a straight right by Galang.
Galang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Galang misses with a straight left.
Galang connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie slips under a jab from Galang.
Galang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Galang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jomar Galang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Galang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Galang cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Galang finish him?
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie throws a jab when Galang was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Galang gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jomar Galang!
In his post fight interview, Jomar Galang gave a big smile as he said 'Next time, I'll be more heartless '.
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Event:
SPARTA 32
Date: Mar 24, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Aguinaldo closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Aguinaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Aguinaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Aguinaldo is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands a body punch.
Aguinaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Aguinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 jumps guard but Aguinaldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Aguinaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Aguinaldo - that landed with a thud.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand.
Aguinaldo lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Aguinaldo finish him?
Aguinaldo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Aguinaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie looks winded!
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Aguinaldo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Aguinaldo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Aguinaldo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emilio Aguinaldo!
A victorious Emilio Aguinaldo 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:
SPARTA 24
Date: Mar 06, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Espiga instigates a clinch.
Espiga pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espiga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Espiga breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Gracie gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Gracie has hold of Espiga's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Espiga seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Espiga is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Espiga is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Gracie!
A relieved looking Rickson Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SPARTA 19: Johnson vs. Wills
Date: Feb 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sokhela 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokhela.
Sokhela thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Sokhela cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Sokhela doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
SPARTA 16: Duke B. vs. Galang
Date: Feb 13, 2019 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Khamsing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Khamsing. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Khamsing catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Khamsing cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Khamsing doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somrak Khamsing!
In his post fight interview, Somrak Khamsing started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
SPARTA 12: Smit vs. Gracie
Date: Jan 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buchanan defends it well.#TD#
Buchanan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Buchanan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buchanan in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Buchanan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buchanan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Buchanan controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Buchanan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Buchanan throwing strikes but Gracie manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to control but Buchanan is keeping him busy. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buchanan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Buchanan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buchanan tries to get out of the position.
Buchanan is holding Gracie down, trying to stall.
Buchanan is looking for a sweep.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buchanan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buchanan keeps working. #SUB2#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Buchanan is defending well.
Buchanan can't do much from the bottom here. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie has hold of Buchanan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Buchanan seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Buchanan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Buchanan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Gracie!
A victorious Rickson Gracie 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:
SPARTA 8: Floyd vs. Umbebe
Date: Jan 16, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Guerrero drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero. #TD2#
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Guerrero is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Guerrero is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Guerrero is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Gracie!
An out of breath Rickson Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Eddie Guerrero stepped up to the mic, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Event:
MAYWEATHER vs. YAMAMOTO
Date: Jan 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khamsing counters with a straight right hand.
Khamsing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khamsing finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Khamsing lands with a big left! Gracie is wobbled badly! Khamsing comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gracie to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Somrak Khamsing!
Somrak Khamsing bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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