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Event:
King of the Jungle
Date: Mar 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Gracie 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.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#It looks like Choice Gracie has been cut.#CL#
Brown clinches.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown is working Gracie over against the cage.#T1#
Brown cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Brown is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
#T2#
A short left from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3##BC#
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Brown - that's dropped him! Brown jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). AJ Brown!
An out of breath AJ Brown 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:
KOR 1 Thwack vs Holland
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Gracie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Smith is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khabib Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Gracie cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
#T3#
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie wants to control but Smith postures up.
We've been informed that Gracie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie looks winded!#SUB#
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.#T4#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Choice Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Choice Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Choice Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gracie lands a high kick!
#TD#
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabib Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Choice Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.#T2##SUB#
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
#T3##SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Choice Gracie's cut.
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##TD#
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.#SUB2#
Gracie has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie looking to control.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass. #T1#
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Smith's head back.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie thumps Smith with a low kick.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
Gracie trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Choice 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Choice Gracie!
After the fight, Choice 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:
Junglefights 2
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a fast counter high kick but Williams manages to duck under it in time.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Williams instigates a clinch. #TD#
Williams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Williams stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Williams throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie letting Williams take a breather here.#TD#
Williams 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!
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is trying to keep Williams in close.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie looking to control.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.#SU#
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Williams pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Williams tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard. #SUB2#
Williams sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gracie doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Williams paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gracie - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Choice Gracie!
A very excited looking Choice 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but One slips the punch.
One lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and One counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
One 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 scores with a leg kick.
One fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at One's knee but One avoids it well.
One looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
One moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Nice shot lands for One.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and One counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by One.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and One is able to avoid easily.
One takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
One looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
#T2#
One avoids a punch combination nicely.
One looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie misses the jab.
One is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and One counters with a one-two to the body.
One dances in with a quick combination. Gracie is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from One snaps Gracie's head back. Gracie stumbles backwards against the cage. One steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Gracie's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Gracie just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Testy One! |
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