Post by The Sandmen on Mar 15, 2012 15:45:39 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Fabricio Werdum chants all around the place!
Fabricio Werdum looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Fabricio Werdum today.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Rickson Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Werdum and Rickson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Fabricio Werdum is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rickson Gracie who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Fabricio Werdum tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Werdum circles out and slips free of Rickson Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Werdum decides to launch some tentative punches
Rickson Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Nose
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fabricio Werdum jumps backwards and frees his leg.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Werdum slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard...
Fabricio Werdum rolls him over and takes his back!
Werdum is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Werdum controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Werdum is unable to move under Rickson control.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Werdum is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fabricio Werdum!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson goes for an armbar!
Fabricio Werdum breaks the lock and pushes away Rickson Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson steps backwards away from Fabricio Werdum. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nice punches from Fabricio Werdum.
Rickson staggers backwards. Werdum wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Low kick by Rickson Gracie to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Werdum launches a furious low kick!
Rickson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
2:59 Round 1 and Werdum is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Werdum moves backwards and Rickson Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Fabricio Werdum forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Werdum doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum was tooling Rickson Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rickson Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fabricio Werdum sits high on Rickson Gracie's chest and pulls his leg underneath Rickson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Rickson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Fabricio Werdum and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Werdum and it cost him top position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Fabricio Werdum uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Rickson breaks the lock showing some skills...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Fabricio Werdum.
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Round 2
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Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum goes for an americana!
Rickson breaks free.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Werdum shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Fabricio Werdum forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Werdum's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Werdum switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Werdum misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put Rickson in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries a kimura
Werdum breaks the lock.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Werdum quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Werdum to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to posture up and open Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to posture up and open Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Fabricio Werdum holds Rickson Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Fabricio Werdum slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Werdum's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Left cheek
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Fabricio Werdum takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Rickson Gracie passes momentarily but Fabricio Werdum regains full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Werdum quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Werdum can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A bunch of leg kicks from Fabricio Werdum
are blocked by Rickson.
Rickson leads with a punch
Fabricio Werdum avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Rickson blocks and pushes his opponent.
Rickson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Werdum with a double overhooks!
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Rickson struggles... Fabricio Werdum is unable to take him down
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Fabricio Werdum.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Body kick by Fabricio Werdum...
just grazes his opponent.
Rickson Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Werdum won't budge, forcing Rickson to pull guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Rickson works on the ground with his fingers over Werdum's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Werdum use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum tries to move to full mount!
Rickson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Fabricio Werdum hooks Rickson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Werdum away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Rickson Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
Werdum is able to break the lock.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Fabricio Werdum can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rickson looks to work from half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Werdum tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Werdum is clinching with Rickson.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Werdum is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Werdum launches a few hard punches to Rickson Gracie's ribs!
Rickson struggles and protects himself.
Rickson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fabricio Werdum embrace and tries to move away...
Fabricio Werdum pushes Rickson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum shoots and grab both of Rickson Gracie's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Werdum lifted Rickson's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rickson
Body shots by Fabricio Werdum
Solid blows to Rickson's abdomen.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rickson
Werdum is in open guard over Rickson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Rickson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
Rickson Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Rickson is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie isolates Fabricio Werdum's left arm looking for an armbar...
Fabricio Werdum manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rickson Gracie lost his dominant position.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Werdum launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Nice beating Fabricio Werdum has received.
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Terrible one sided match... Rickson was not ready to fight a fighter of Fabricio Werdum caliber.
Werdum tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Werdum to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Werdum's guard.
Werdum misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Rickson Gracie is in Werdum open guard now
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Fabricio Werdum has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
A relatively poor performance by both fighters.
No one gave much of a damn about this fight.
The majority of the live audience here in Vancouver visited the snackbar during this bout.
** Rickson will now (finally) fight a female opponent to complete his ManMMA contract. Since his team is attempting to release him, they will be able to do so once he has completed his pre-agreed-to female fight.
Fabricio Werdum looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Fabricio Werdum today.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Rickson Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Werdum and Rickson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Fabricio Werdum is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rickson Gracie who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Fabricio Werdum tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Werdum circles out and slips free of Rickson Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Werdum decides to launch some tentative punches
Rickson Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Nose
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fabricio Werdum jumps backwards and frees his leg.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Werdum slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard...
Fabricio Werdum rolls him over and takes his back!
Werdum is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Werdum controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Werdum is unable to move under Rickson control.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Werdum is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fabricio Werdum!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson goes for an armbar!
Fabricio Werdum breaks the lock and pushes away Rickson Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson steps backwards away from Fabricio Werdum. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nice punches from Fabricio Werdum.
Rickson staggers backwards. Werdum wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Low kick by Rickson Gracie to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Werdum launches a furious low kick!
Rickson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
2:59 Round 1 and Werdum is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Werdum moves backwards and Rickson Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Fabricio Werdum forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Werdum doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum was tooling Rickson Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rickson Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fabricio Werdum sits high on Rickson Gracie's chest and pulls his leg underneath Rickson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Rickson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Fabricio Werdum and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Werdum and it cost him top position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie launches a few punches to Werdum's cheek from the guard.
Fabricio Werdum uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Fabricio Werdum looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Fabricio Werdum slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Rickson breaks the lock showing some skills...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Fabricio Werdum.
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Round 2
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Werdum is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Fabricio Werdum goes for an americana!
Rickson breaks free.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Werdum shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Fabricio Werdum forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Werdum's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Werdum switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Werdum misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Fabricio Werdum put Rickson in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries a kimura
Werdum breaks the lock.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Werdum quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Werdum to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to posture up and open Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to posture up and open Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Fabricio Werdum has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Fabricio Werdum holds Rickson Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Fabricio Werdum slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Werdum's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Left cheek
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Fabricio Werdum takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Rickson Gracie passes momentarily but Fabricio Werdum regains full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Werdum quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Werdum can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A bunch of leg kicks from Fabricio Werdum
are blocked by Rickson.
Rickson leads with a punch
Fabricio Werdum avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Fabricio Werdum fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Rickson blocks and pushes his opponent.
Rickson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Werdum with a double overhooks!
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Rickson struggles... Fabricio Werdum is unable to take him down
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Fabricio Werdum.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Body kick by Fabricio Werdum...
just grazes his opponent.
Rickson Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Werdum won't budge, forcing Rickson to pull guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Rickson works on the ground with his fingers over Werdum's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rickson
Werdum use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum tries to move to full mount!
Rickson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Werdum is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Fabricio Werdum hooks Rickson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Werdum away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Rickson Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
Werdum is able to break the lock.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Fabricio Werdum can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rickson looks to work from half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Werdum tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Werdum is clinching with Rickson.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Werdum is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Werdum launches a few hard punches to Rickson Gracie's ribs!
Rickson struggles and protects himself.
Rickson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fabricio Werdum embrace and tries to move away...
Fabricio Werdum pushes Rickson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum shoots and grab both of Rickson Gracie's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Werdum lifted Rickson's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rickson
Body shots by Fabricio Werdum
Solid blows to Rickson's abdomen.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rickson
Werdum is in open guard over Rickson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Rickson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. 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.
Rickson Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Rickson is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie isolates Fabricio Werdum's left arm looking for an armbar...
Fabricio Werdum manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rickson Gracie lost his dominant position.
Werdum is trying to counter now!
Werdum launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Nice beating Fabricio Werdum has received.
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Terrible one sided match... Rickson was not ready to fight a fighter of Fabricio Werdum caliber.
Werdum tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson won't budge, forcing Werdum to pull guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Werdum's guard.
Werdum misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Fabricio Werdum's guard...
Rickson Gracie is in Werdum open guard now
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Werdum
Rickson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Fabricio Werdum has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
A relatively poor performance by both fighters.
No one gave much of a damn about this fight.
The majority of the live audience here in Vancouver visited the snackbar during this bout.
** Rickson will now (finally) fight a female opponent to complete his ManMMA contract. Since his team is attempting to release him, they will be able to do so once he has completed his pre-agreed-to female fight.