Post by The Sandmen on Jul 21, 2020 22:00:00 GMT -5
Chris Weidman glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Weidman and Rickson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Weidman to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Rickson Gracie gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Rickson is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Weidman is taking the best of the fight.
Rickson tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Weidman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rickson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Rickson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rickson doesn't fight back!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Rickson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Rickson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rickson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Mouth
Weidman is in rear mount over Rickson
Weidman tries to get a hook in!
Rickson rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Weidman sits over his knees and pushes away Rickson's leg!
Chris Weidman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Rickson pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman looks to be in very good shape.
Weidman measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Rickson is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to stand up!
Weidman doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rickson Gracie creates enough space to control Chris Weidman's leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Weidman's moves.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to turn away and scramble out. Chris Weidman takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Rickson Gracie spins out and gets back to his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chris Weidman breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chris Weidman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Rickson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Weidman is in rear mount over Rickson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman storms over Rickson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Weidman doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rickson's face with his elbows!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Rickson was not intelligently defending himself!
Rickson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chris Weidman by TKO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Rickson was like, "ground?" Weidman was like, "Um. You know I am a wrestler, right?" Rickson was like, "I don't know that many things, to be honest", So Weidman was like, "K, tho." And then dominated Rickson.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Weidman and Rickson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Weidman to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Rickson Gracie gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Rickson is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Weidman is taking the best of the fight.
Rickson tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Weidman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rickson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Rickson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rickson doesn't fight back!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Rickson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Rickson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rickson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Mouth
Weidman is in rear mount over Rickson
Weidman tries to get a hook in!
Rickson rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Weidman sits over his knees and pushes away Rickson's leg!
Chris Weidman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Weidman shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Rickson pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman looks to be in very good shape.
Weidman measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Weidman
Rickson is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to stand up!
Weidman doesn't allow him!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rickson Gracie creates enough space to control Chris Weidman's leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Weidman's moves.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to turn away and scramble out. Chris Weidman takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Rickson Gracie spins out and gets back to his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chris Weidman breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chris Weidman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Rickson
Weidman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Rickson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Weidman is in rear mount over Rickson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman storms over Rickson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Weidman doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rickson's face with his elbows!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Rickson was not intelligently defending himself!
Rickson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Chris Weidman by TKO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Rickson was like, "ground?" Weidman was like, "Um. You know I am a wrestler, right?" Rickson was like, "I don't know that many things, to be honest", So Weidman was like, "K, tho." And then dominated Rickson.