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Event:
CDFC 26 : Lee vs Susi
Date: Feb 19, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Martins pushes Osaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins throws an elbow that misses.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Osaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osaka.
Osaka blocking some punches.
Osaka avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Osaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Martins's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Osaka tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Osaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martins smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Martins clinches.
Osaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Osaka jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Osaka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SU#
Martins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Osaka, up you get! #CL2#
Osaka closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Osaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osaka is working for takedown but Martins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Osaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osaka working hard to break the clinch.
Osaka fails to pull guard.
Thomas Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamba Osaka.#BC2#
Osaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Osaka gets tackled into the cage by Martins. Martins maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Osaka.
Martins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Osaka drags the fight down to the ground.
Osaka controls Martins momentarily but Martins frees himself.
Osaka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T3#
Osaka trying to strike off his back.
Osaka with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Martins can't handle though.
Osaka wants to sweep but no luck. #SU#
Martins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Osaka gets tackled into the cage by Martins. Martins maintains the clinch.
Osaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Martins won't allow it.
Osaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martins keeps control of Osaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osaka blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martins throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Osaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Osaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martins pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Martins clinches with his opponent.
Osaka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martins prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Martins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins 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##TD2#
Martins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Osaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB#
Osaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Osaka has managed to get both his arms back between Martins's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Martins working for a triangle but Osaka defends it easily.
#SUB#
Martins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Osaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martins's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka looking to sit in guard and control but Martins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Osaka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martins is now in half guard.
Osaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martins is working away from the top position though.
Martins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1##SU#
Martins stands up from half guard. #CL#
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Osaka.
Osaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Osaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Osaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martins smiles and moves away.
#T2##CL#
Martins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Martins.
Martins prevents the takedown attempt.
Osaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Osaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osaka blocking some punches.
#T3#
Osaka is trying to force a seperation but Martins has the dominant position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Osaka has eaten all the pies!
Osaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Martins gets an underhook and turns Osaka into the cage.
Osaka fails to pull guard.
Thomas Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamba Osaka.
Martins landing knees to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Gamba Osaka has been cut.
Osaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martins up against the cage.
Osaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Martins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Osaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martins lands with a right to the head. #TD2#
Osaka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #T4##SUB#
Martins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Martins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Osaka wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.
Osaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martins wants to stand but Osaka is controlling the position. #SUB#
Martins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Martins looking for a guillotine here but Osaka defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osaka wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gamba Osaka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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##CL#
Martins clinches up with Osaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Osaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osaka is working for takedown but Martins is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Osaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osaka throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily. #CL#
Martins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Osaka blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Osaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Martins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Osaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martins walks away with a smile on his face. Osaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamba Osaka.#CL#
Martins instigates a clinch. #T1#
Martins working aggressively here.
Osaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Osaka has Martins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Martins misses with the head strike.
Osaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Osaka.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osaka looking for a takedown. #T2##TD2#
Osaka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martins regains guard.
Osaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Osaka is controlling him well.
Osaka misses with the ground and pound.
Osaka lands an elbow.
Martins is trying to buck Osaka off.
Osaka is working Martins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osaka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martins to see if he's OK.
Osaka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gamba Osaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martins pushes Osaka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Osaka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T3#
Osaka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martins some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Martins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Osaka wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Martins is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Osaka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Osaka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #ES#
Martins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL#
Martins has managed to clinch.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Osaka.
#T4#
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Osaka's efforts to push away.
Martins has Osaka pressed against the cage, preventing Osaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Osaka.
Osaka tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thomas Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martins lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Osaka pulls guard effortlessly.
Osaka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gamba Osaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osaka working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Martins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martins, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Martins! |
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Event:
ICE 6: Barr Feabhais
Date: Dec 04, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Martins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osaka looking for a takedown.
Osaka takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Osaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Osaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Osaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Osaka trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.
Osaka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins taking some punishment here, with Osaka in his half guard.
Martins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Osaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martins's head.
Martins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Martins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T1#
Osaka taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martins.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Osaka has eaten all the pies!
Osaka tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Martins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Osaka leaning against his opponent.
#TD2#
Osaka drags the fight down to the ground.
#T2#
Martins wants to control from the top but Osaka keeps moving.
Osaka wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Martins 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.
Osaka is pulling down on Martins's head. It's preventing any offense from Martins, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osaka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Osaka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martins passes into side control.
Martins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
Osaka tries to bench press Martins off him but Martins keeps the position.
Osaka throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Osaka is trying to improve his position.
Martins tries to move to mount but Osaka blocks the move with his legs.
Osaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SU#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martins stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL#
Martins rushes Osaka and presses him up against the cage.
Martins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Osaka has Martins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Martins manages to pull guard.
Osaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Osaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Osaka is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Osaka stands up over Martins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Osaka slips nicely into half guard.
Osaka stalling.
Osaka lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins is looking to escape.
Martins tries to get to full guard but Osaka has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osaka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Osaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Osaka tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Osaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Osaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osaka fails to land the takedown.#CL#
Martins moves into the clinch.
Osaka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martins is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Osaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Martins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamba Osaka.
Osaka is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Martins leaning against his opponent.
Osaka is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Osaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Martins keeps control of Osaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osaka tries for a takedown but Martins manages to get underhooks.
Osaka looking for a takedown.
Martins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osaka can do to turn this around?
Osaka tries to pull guard but Martins won't allow it.
Osaka is breathing heavily.
Martins avoiding damage.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2##TD2#
Osaka tightens his grip and picks Martins up, before dumping him to the ground. Martins manages to land in guard.
Osaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Martins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gamba Osaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osaka wants to pass the guard but Martins is keeping the position.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Osaka from controlling successfully.
Osaka pushes down on Martins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martins tries to kick Osaka off but Osaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3#
Martins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
Osaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Osaka working Martins over with strikes. #SUB#
Martins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Osaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Osaka is continuing to stall.
Osaka stalling away here and it's allowed Martins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Osaka content to stall in guard here.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka pushing down on Martins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Osaka is keen to just control but Martins is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins tries to kick Osaka off but Osaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Osaka controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Martins will probably get the nod.
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##CL#
Osaka gets tackled into the cage by Martins. Martins maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Osaka.
#BC#
Martins manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Gamba Osaka has been cut.
Martins misses with the combination.
#CL#
Martins gets a clinch. #T1#
Osaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
Osaka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martins regains guard immediately.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka throws an elbow that misses. Martins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Osaka's guard. Nice move by Martins!#REVR#
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Osaka looking for a guillotine here but Martins defends easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Osaka holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Let's hope that Osaka 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.
Osaka wants to hit a sweep here but Martins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Osaka there!
Osaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osaka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Osaka wants to control but Martins is having none of it.
Martins wants to control the pace but Osaka is squirming around nicely.
Martins controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osaka can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Poor strikes thrown by Martins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martins lands a couple of good shots and Osaka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Osaka tries to roll but Martins sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Martins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Osaka is defending well though. Martins let's go of the attempt for now.
Osaka trying to control the hands but Martins won't let him.
Osaka can't escape the position.
Osaka looking very determined here, making life difficult for Martins.
#T4#
Osaka breaks Martins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Osaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The adventures of Osaka the control monster continue. Boring.
Martins trying to keep a closed guard but Osaka is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Osaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osaka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamba Osaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osaka stopping the sweep attempt from Martins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Martins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martins, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Martins! |
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Event:
ICE2: Establishing Class
Date: Nov 06, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Osaka clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Osaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osaka throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Osaka takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Osaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Osaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Osaka rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Osaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Osaka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Osaka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drago takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osaka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Osaka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T1##SUB2#
Osaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Osaka controlling the position.
Osaka working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osaka off and has taken his back!#SUB#
Drago is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Osaka knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Osaka for a finish.
Osaka is trying to break free.
Drago is not going to allow Osaka to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Drago has managed to slip his arm under Osaka's chin. This could be all over... yep, Osaka is tapping out! Submission win for Drago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Drago! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
#TD#
Osaka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie sneaks out the side door and pushes Osaka away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#TD2#
Osaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie trying to control but Osaka is working from the bottom.
Osaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Osaka is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Osaka trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Osaka struggling a bit here.#T1#
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osaka keeps working.
Osaka is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Osaka prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie working away.
Osaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Osaka tries to get out of the position.
Gracie is staying tight to Osaka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osaka keeps working. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Osaka blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control but Osaka is keeping him busy.
Osaka struggling a bit here.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Osaka defends.
Osaka could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Osaka looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Osaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Osaka tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Osaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie controlling from mount. #T3#
Gracie breaks from Osaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Osaka to control.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Osaka because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Osaka is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Osaka is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Osaka tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Osaka because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Osaka because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Osaka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Osaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osaka. #T4#
Osaka looking to pass the guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osaka manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Osaka is breathing heavily.
Osaka controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Osaka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Osaka is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Osaka.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Osaka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Osaka stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Osaka content to stall in guard here.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Osaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Osaka wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Osaka won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Osaka tries to pass.
Osaka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Osaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Osaka just content to control the position. #SUB#
Osaka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Osaka is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Osaka in the domination position with Gracie hanging on.
Osaka throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gracie works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Gracie is trying to control the position but Osaka postures up.
Gracie pulls Osaka in close to his closed guard and prevents Osaka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Osaka postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Osaka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Osaka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Gracie wants to control from the top but Osaka keeps moving.
Osaka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Osaka manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Gracie controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie trying to control but Osaka is working from the bottom.
Royce Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is pushing down on Osaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Osaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Osaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Osaka is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gamba Osaka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Osaka to the mat! Osaka manages to get full guard.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osaka working a defensive guard here.
Osaka wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Osaka keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osaka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Osaka stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Osaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.#SUB#
Osaka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T1#
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osaka is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Osaka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Osaka keeps moving. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie postures up in Osaka's guard and throws a big left but Osaka blocks it.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Osaka looking to control.
Osaka 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.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Osaka trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Osaka has managed to clinch.
#T3#
Osaka can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
#TD2#
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Osaka being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie trying to control the position.
#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.
Osaka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Osaka wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD2#
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Osaka is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
Royce 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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