Post by The Sandmen on Jul 27, 2012 17:47:05 GMT -5
Jake Ellenberger looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Royce Gracie is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
0:14 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ellenberger goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Royce moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Royce who is in full mount! Ellenberger is in trouble now!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Ellenberger's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jake Ellenberger is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Jake Ellenberger efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Royce Gracie pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ellenberger doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Royce who put distance between them
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Jake Ellenberger.
Royce staggers backwards. Ellenberger wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
Ellenberger is connecting with a few punches
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Royce moves forward and holds Ellenberger
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Nothing from this... Jake Ellenberger seems frustrated.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ellenberger launches a hook to the body
Royce Gracie moves aside looking for a counter...
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ellenberger's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ellenberger pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Royce Gracie and Ellenberger engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Jake Ellenberger!
Royce moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ellenberger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Ellenberger is on the receiving end of a great combo by Royce.
There is a small laceration on Jake Ellenberger's Right eye
Royce is holding Jake Ellenberger's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Ellenberger loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to turn in and scramble out. Royce Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Royce is locking that guillotine...
That guillotine from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Jake Ellenberger slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Jake Ellenberger is in open guard over Royce
Good looking punches from Jake Ellenberger on the ground
deflected by Royce.
Jake Ellenberger gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to close his guard around Ellenberger
He succeeds!
Jake Ellenberger is in closed guard over Royce
Ellenberger is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Ellenberger!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie rolls him over and takes his back!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger
Ellenberger has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Ellenberger is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Royce tries to use some of his tricky moves but Royce's is smart enough to counter him.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Jake Ellenberger
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Those punches are hitting! Royce covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Right cheek
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Ellenberger pushes away Royce trying to keep the fight at striking range
Royce doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Ellenberger is trying to counter now!
Jake Ellenberger tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ellenberger is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Royce misses a step and Jake Ellenberger sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Ellenberger is throwing a flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie just can't get away!
Ellenberger doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ellenberger tries to take Royce Gracie down... Royce stumbles backwards and Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Royce's jaw!
Royce's Chin is beginning to swell
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ellenberger is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Nothing from this... Jake Ellenberger seems frustrated.
Ellenberger clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce launches a few hard punches to Jake Ellenberger's ribs!
Jake Ellenberger's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Jake Ellenberger pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Ellenberger tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
Jake Ellenberger gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce launches a few hard punches to Jake Ellenberger's ribs!
Ellenberger struggles and protects himself.
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Jake Ellenberger pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ellenberger launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Royce.
Royce Gracie tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ellenberger jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Royce sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Jake Ellenberger fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Royce blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce is holding Jake Ellenberger's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Ellenberger loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ellenberger Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Ellenberger...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Ellenberger is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Ellenberger tries to take advantage...
Ellenberger launches a few weak punches
Royce blocks them effectively.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie hooks Ellenberger's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Ellenberger manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Ellenberger is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Ellenberger
He succeeds!
Jake Ellenberger is in closed guard over Royce
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Jake Ellenberger realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ellenberger
Ellenberger wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Royce Gracie just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ellenberger may be in trouble!
Ellenberger's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ellenberger moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Ellenberger's attemp of grappling
Royce Gracie paws at Ellenberger.
Ellenberger answers with solid punches!
Royce's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
A left hook from Ellenberger
falls short.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ellenberger may be in trouble!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Jake Ellenberger jumps back and jabs
Royce seems staggered and Jake Ellenberger runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Royce Gracie paws at Ellenberger.
Ellenberger swings ineffectively.
A punch from Royce Gracie
grazes Ellenberger's left cheek.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Ellenberger
that goes awry.
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jake Ellenberger didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce is taking this opportunity to rest.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Royce who is in full mount! Ellenberger is in trouble now!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Jake Ellenberger efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Jake Ellenberger to his stomach and takes his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Ellenberger can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jake Ellenberger is not able to stop Ellenberger ground skills and Royce Gracie moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Ellenberger...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Jake Ellenberger to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger
Ellenberger has Royce controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Royce is unable to move under Ellenberger control.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Ellenberger has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Jake Ellenberger's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Ellenberger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Ellenberger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Jake Ellenberger pulls down on Royce Gracie's hand and staves off danger
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Jake Ellenberger's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Ellenberger struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Ellenberger's Left eye is beginning to swell
Ellenberger struggles to free himself
Ellenberger's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Ellenberger's eyes...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Royce Gracie's lock! This is over! Ellenberger didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:12 Round 3
Statistics: Jake Ellenberger
Punches 16/36 (44%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/26 (23%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/20 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Another brutal fight. At least this one had a finish though. I have no bloody idea what to do with Ellenberger. Aggression would be nice...? Maybe a little takedown offense, if he isn't going to stand? Maybe some punching or kicking potency? Strength? EVERYTHING?
In general, since it finished, that was an okay fight for Royce, but if he were mine i would give him a bit more takedown offense, and maybe some more ground grappling offense or some such.
Royce Gracie is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
0:14 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ellenberger goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Royce moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Royce who is in full mount! Ellenberger is in trouble now!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Ellenberger's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jake Ellenberger is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Jake Ellenberger efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Royce Gracie pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ellenberger doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Royce who put distance between them
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Jake Ellenberger.
Royce staggers backwards. Ellenberger wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
Ellenberger is connecting with a few punches
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Royce moves forward and holds Ellenberger
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Nothing from this... Jake Ellenberger seems frustrated.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ellenberger launches a hook to the body
Royce Gracie moves aside looking for a counter...
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ellenberger's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ellenberger pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Royce Gracie and Ellenberger engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Jake Ellenberger!
Royce moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ellenberger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Ellenberger is on the receiving end of a great combo by Royce.
There is a small laceration on Jake Ellenberger's Right eye
Royce is holding Jake Ellenberger's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Ellenberger loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to turn in and scramble out. Royce Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Royce is locking that guillotine...
That guillotine from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Jake Ellenberger slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Jake Ellenberger is in open guard over Royce
Good looking punches from Jake Ellenberger on the ground
deflected by Royce.
Jake Ellenberger gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to close his guard around Ellenberger
He succeeds!
Jake Ellenberger is in closed guard over Royce
Ellenberger is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Ellenberger!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie rolls him over and takes his back!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger
Ellenberger has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Ellenberger is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Royce tries to use some of his tricky moves but Royce's is smart enough to counter him.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Jake Ellenberger
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Those punches are hitting! Royce covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Right cheek
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Ellenberger pushes away Royce trying to keep the fight at striking range
Royce doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Ellenberger is trying to counter now!
Jake Ellenberger tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ellenberger is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Royce misses a step and Jake Ellenberger sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Ellenberger is throwing a flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie just can't get away!
Ellenberger doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ellenberger tries to take Royce Gracie down... Royce stumbles backwards and Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Royce's jaw!
Royce's Chin is beginning to swell
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ellenberger is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ellenberger struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Nothing from this... Jake Ellenberger seems frustrated.
Ellenberger clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce launches a few hard punches to Jake Ellenberger's ribs!
Jake Ellenberger's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Jake Ellenberger pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Ellenberger tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
Jake Ellenberger gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce launches a few hard punches to Jake Ellenberger's ribs!
Ellenberger struggles and protects himself.
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jake Ellenberger embrace and tries to move away...
Jake Ellenberger pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ellenberger launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie pushes away Ellenberger trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ellenberger stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ellenberger launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Royce.
Royce Gracie tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ellenberger jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Royce sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Jake Ellenberger fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Royce blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce is holding Jake Ellenberger's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Ellenberger loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ellenberger Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Ellenberger...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Ellenberger is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Ellenberger tries to take advantage...
Ellenberger launches a few weak punches
Royce blocks them effectively.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie hooks Ellenberger's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Ellenberger manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Ellenberger is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Ellenberger
He succeeds!
Jake Ellenberger is in closed guard over Royce
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Jake Ellenberger realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ellenberger
Ellenberger wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Royce Gracie just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ellenberger may be in trouble!
Ellenberger's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ellenberger moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Ellenberger's attemp of grappling
Royce Gracie paws at Ellenberger.
Ellenberger answers with solid punches!
Royce's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
A left hook from Ellenberger
falls short.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Ellenberger may be in trouble!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Jake Ellenberger jumps back and jabs
Royce seems staggered and Jake Ellenberger runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Royce Gracie paws at Ellenberger.
Ellenberger swings ineffectively.
A punch from Royce Gracie
grazes Ellenberger's left cheek.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Ellenberger
that goes awry.
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jake Ellenberger didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ellenberger misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce is taking this opportunity to rest.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce Gracie pushes Ellenberger's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Royce who is in full mount! Ellenberger is in trouble now!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Ellenberger measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce Gracie controls the situation despite Jake Ellenberger efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Jake Ellenberger to his stomach and takes his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Ellenberger
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Ellenberger can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Ellenberger
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jake Ellenberger is not able to stop Ellenberger ground skills and Royce Gracie moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Ellenberger
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Ellenberger...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Jake Ellenberger to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger
Ellenberger has Royce controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Royce is unable to move under Ellenberger control.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Ellenberger has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Jake Ellenberger launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Jake Ellenberger's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Punishing hold!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
That Rear Naked Choke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Ellenberger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Ellenberger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Jake Ellenberger pulls down on Royce Gracie's hand and staves off danger
Royce is in rear mount over Ellenberger with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Jake Ellenberger's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Royce is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Ellenberger struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Ellenberger's Left eye is beginning to swell
Ellenberger struggles to free himself
Ellenberger's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Ellenberger's eyes...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Royce Gracie's lock! This is over! Ellenberger didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:12 Round 3
Statistics: Jake Ellenberger
Punches 16/36 (44%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/26 (23%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/20 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Another brutal fight. At least this one had a finish though. I have no bloody idea what to do with Ellenberger. Aggression would be nice...? Maybe a little takedown offense, if he isn't going to stand? Maybe some punching or kicking potency? Strength? EVERYTHING?
In general, since it finished, that was an okay fight for Royce, but if he were mine i would give him a bit more takedown offense, and maybe some more ground grappling offense or some such.