Post by The Sandmen on Oct 10, 2013 12:00:41 GMT -5
Kyra Gracie looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Leslie Smith is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her 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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Gracie and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A right hand from Leslie Smith
misses its target.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Smith stops that one with her ribs!
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
Kyra Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Gracie's right thigh
Gracie hyper-extended her leg
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Leslie Smith moves forward looking for some grappling action
Smith has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith slightly pushes Gracie into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Gracie with punches
Gracie reels from the strikes.
Shovel hook by Leslie Smith
goes nowhere.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie tries a kimura
That kimura from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Smith Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Smith Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Smith breaks the lock.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn in and scramble out. Kyra Gracie timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Leslie Smith slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to pass to half guard...
Kyra Gracie's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gracie leads with a punch
Leslie Smith evades but whiffs with a counter.
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kyra Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith pushes Kyra Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kyra Gracie struggles not allowing Leslie Smith improve her position.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kyra Gracie
Blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kyra Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Smith pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kyra Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) is cheering her!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gracie's side.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Nice beating Leslie Smith has received.
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gracie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith moves forward and launches a low kick.
Gracie blocks that.
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Kyra Gracie
grazes Smith's left cheek.
Gracie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Smith stops that one with her ribs!
Hard blow to Smith's mid-section, she seems hurt
Leslie Smith circles around Gracie
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith tries a hook to the body
but Gracie manages to dodge it
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Gracie!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Gracie against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith struggles and launches a few punches to Gracie's head
Nothing from this... Leslie Smith seems frustrated.
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Gracie tries to breaks Leslie Smith's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Gracie launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Smith's ribs.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kyra Gracie shoots and grab one of Leslie Smith's leg, attempting to take her down with a Single Leg
Smith lose her balance and falls to the mat
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gracie's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Gracie
She is not able to do it
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith has seen better days.
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gracie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Kyra Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Leslie Smith can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gracie looks to work from half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Deep breaths from Leslie Smith who tries a hammer punch to Gracie's ribs.
Gracie blocks those punches
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie hooks Smith's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Leslie Smith manages to kick Gracie away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Gracie's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gracie throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Smith's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
That Triangle Armbar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Leslie Smith realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kyra 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.
The two exchange wildly
Gracie is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Gracie decides to launch some tentative punches
Kyra Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie is in open guard over Smith... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Smith struggles to free herself
That Kneebar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Gracie is locking that Kneebar...
Smith struggles to free herself
Smith struggles to free herself
Gracie secures the lock while Leslie Smith is forced to top.
Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kyra Gracie by Submission (Kneebar) at 3:30 Round 2
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 7/19 (37%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 2/14 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Smith definitely did more damage standing, but the submissions of Gracie were just too much for Smith, and they are what did her in, in the end.
Leslie Smith is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her 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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Gracie and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A right hand from Leslie Smith
misses its target.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Smith stops that one with her ribs!
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
Kyra Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Gracie's right thigh
Gracie hyper-extended her leg
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Leslie Smith moves forward looking for some grappling action
Smith has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith slightly pushes Gracie into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Gracie with punches
Gracie reels from the strikes.
Shovel hook by Leslie Smith
goes nowhere.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie tries a kimura
That kimura from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Smith Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Smith Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Smith breaks the lock.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn in and scramble out. Kyra Gracie timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Leslie Smith slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to pass to half guard...
Kyra Gracie's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gracie leads with a punch
Leslie Smith evades but whiffs with a counter.
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kyra Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith pushes Kyra Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kyra Gracie struggles not allowing Leslie Smith improve her position.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kyra Gracie
Blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kyra Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Smith pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kyra Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) is cheering her!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gracie's side.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Nice beating Leslie Smith has received.
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gracie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith moves forward and launches a low kick.
Gracie blocks that.
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Kyra Gracie
grazes Smith's left cheek.
Gracie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Smith stops that one with her ribs!
Hard blow to Smith's mid-section, she seems hurt
Leslie Smith circles around Gracie
Smith studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith tries a hook to the body
but Gracie manages to dodge it
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Gracie!
Nice move by Smith who clinches and pushes Gracie against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith struggles and launches a few punches to Gracie's head
Nothing from this... Leslie Smith seems frustrated.
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Gracie tries to breaks Leslie Smith's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Gracie launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Smith's ribs.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kyra Gracie shoots and grab one of Leslie Smith's leg, attempting to take her down with a Single Leg
Smith lose her balance and falls to the mat
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gracie's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Gracie
She is not able to do it
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith has seen better days.
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gracie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Kyra Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Leslie Smith can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gracie looks to work from half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Deep breaths from Leslie Smith who tries a hammer punch to Gracie's ribs.
Gracie blocks those punches
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie hooks Smith's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Leslie Smith manages to kick Gracie away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Gracie's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gracie throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Smith's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
That Triangle Armbar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Leslie Smith realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Kyra 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.
The two exchange wildly
Gracie is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Gracie decides to launch some tentative punches
Kyra Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie is in open guard over Smith... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Smith struggles to free herself
That Kneebar from Kyra Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Gracie is locking that Kneebar...
Smith struggles to free herself
Smith struggles to free herself
Gracie secures the lock while Leslie Smith is forced to top.
Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Kyra Gracie by Submission (Kneebar) at 3:30 Round 2
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 7/19 (37%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 2/14 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Smith definitely did more damage standing, but the submissions of Gracie were just too much for Smith, and they are what did her in, in the end.