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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Eyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Throat!. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Eyre's choice of entrance music: Domination by Pantera. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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24
296 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
299 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Eyre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Eyre is working away.
Eyre is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Eyre is defending well.
Eyre is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Eyre is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eyre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eyre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyre is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Eyre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eyre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Eyre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Eyre is retaining full guard.
Eyre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eyre is keeping the position for now.
Eyre uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but Eyre is having none of it.
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.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Eyre.
Eyre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Eyre won't allow it.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Eyre.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Eyre's takedown attempt.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eyre defends it easily.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eyre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eyre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eyre defends well.
Eyre 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eyre wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eyre drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Eyre off! Eyre jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eyre misses with a two punch combination.
Eyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Eyre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eyre scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Eyre.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Eyre sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie dives in and grabs Eyre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eyre pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Eyre.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Eyre.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eyre.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eyre.
Eyre throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Eyre won't allow it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Eyre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Eyre from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to control but Eyre passes into half guard.
Gracie is in trouble now - Eyre has advanced to mount!
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Eyre.
Eyre working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eyre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eyre tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Eyre postures up.
Eyre stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eyre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Eyre 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.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Eyre tries to pass.
Eyre won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Eyre wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Eyre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eyre 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eyre misses with a wild combination.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Eyre keeps it at a distance.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eyre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie has his foot on Eyre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eyre works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eyre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Eyre postures up.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eyre defends well.
Eyre slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Eyre has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyre seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eyre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eyre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eyre's back!
Eyre breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Eyre is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Eyre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eyre looking to pass the guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Eyre defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eyre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Eyre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Eyre moved out of range.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Eyre or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Eyre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Eyre is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Eyre is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Eyre and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Eyre is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eyre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eyre sneaks back into half guard.
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.
Eyre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eyre wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Eyre controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie is pushing down on Eyre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eyre is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Eyre!
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Eyre is on top in guard.
Eyre trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyre passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eyre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to hold on to Eyre's head to control him but Eyre postures up.
Eyre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Eyre tries to pass.
Eyre is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Eyre tries to roll out but it's too tight and Eyre has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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