Post by The Sandmen on Nov 18, 2015 11:50:12 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Royce Gracie glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Rickson Gracie and Royce Gracie touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rickson looks to be in very good shape.
Rickson Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Royce is able to break the lock.
Royce looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rickson Gracie's punches
Rickson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Royce.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Royce moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Royce's attemp of grappling
Rickson moves backwards and Royce Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rickson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Rickson is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Forehead
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie pushes Rickson Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce jumps and tries to free his leg! Rickson doesn't allow this but Royce Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson 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 half guard over Rickson
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rickson Gracie rolls over himself and stands up while Royce Gracie rolls on his back.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson is holding Royce Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson Gracie hooks Royce's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Royce Gracie manages to kick Rickson away and scrambles on top!
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Royce Gracie put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson tries to get a side mount...
Royce wraps his leg around Rickson Gracie leg and prevents him from moving.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson Gracie goes for an americana!
Royce breaks free.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Royce put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Rickson steps backwards away from Royce Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
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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Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Royce is locking that Americana...
Rickson breaks free.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie catches Royce Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rickson.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Rickson Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Rickson's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie postures up and breaks the triangle.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce Gracie struggles not allowing Rickson Gracie improve his position.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Rickson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Royce's ribs.
Royce is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Royce tries an armbar from the bottom!
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson tries to break the lock slamming Royce Gracie against the mat!
Royce Gracie doesn't allow Rickson Gracie to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson tries to move to full mount!
Royce won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce pushes Rickson Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Rickson misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson sits over his knees and pushes away Royce's leg!
Royce closes his legs around Rickson Gracie's leg. Rickson is not able to move away now!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
0:54 Round 3 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Royce 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.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Royce's guard.
Royce fights back with his feet, forcing Rickson to try something else.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
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 Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie isolates Rickson Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Rickson Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce catch Rickson Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Rickson Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Rickson's eyes...
That armbar from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Royce is locking that armbar...
Rickson Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Royce suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
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 Royce's moves.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Rickson's thigh!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
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 Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie 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 Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Rickson's eyes...
Rickson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Royce is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Rickson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open 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 Royce's moves.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie 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.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away Rickson's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Royce fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rickson Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rickson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Royce Gracie.
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Royce is locking that Triangle...
Rickson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Rickson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Royce secures the lock while Rickson Gracie refuses to tap... Herb Dean jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Triangle) at 1:46 Round 4
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/2 (150%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 769 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 769 s
Royce is farther along the development wheel then Rickson, but his performance probably didn't reflect how far ahead he is. S'all good tho - Royce won and finished and is Royce. Dickson is sad.
Royce Gracie glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Rickson Gracie and Royce Gracie touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rickson looks to be in very good shape.
Rickson Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Royce is able to break the lock.
Royce looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rickson Gracie's punches
Rickson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Royce.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Royce moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Royce's attemp of grappling
Rickson moves backwards and Royce Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rickson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Rickson is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Forehead
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie pushes Rickson Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce jumps and tries to free his leg! Rickson doesn't allow this but Royce Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson 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 half guard over Rickson
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rickson Gracie rolls over himself and stands up while Royce Gracie rolls on his back.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson is holding Royce Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson Gracie hooks Royce's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Royce Gracie manages to kick Rickson away and scrambles on top!
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Royce Gracie put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson tries to get a side mount...
Royce wraps his leg around Rickson Gracie leg and prevents him from moving.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson Gracie goes for an americana!
Royce breaks free.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Royce put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Rickson steps backwards away from Royce Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
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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Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Royce is locking that Americana...
Rickson breaks free.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie catches Royce Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rickson.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Rickson Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Rickson's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie postures up and breaks the triangle.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce Gracie struggles not allowing Rickson Gracie improve his position.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Rickson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Royce's ribs.
Royce is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Royce tries an armbar from the bottom!
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson tries to break the lock slamming Royce Gracie against the mat!
Royce Gracie doesn't allow Rickson Gracie to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson tries to move to full mount!
Royce won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce pushes Rickson Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Rickson misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rickson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson sits over his knees and pushes away Royce's leg!
Royce closes his legs around Rickson Gracie's leg. Rickson is not able to move away now!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
0:54 Round 3 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Royce 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.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Royce's guard.
Royce fights back with his feet, forcing Rickson to try something else.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
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 Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie isolates Rickson Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Rickson Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce catch Rickson Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Rickson Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Rickson's eyes...
That armbar from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Royce is locking that armbar...
Rickson Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Royce suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
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 Royce's moves.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean 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 Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Rickson's thigh!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
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 Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie 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 Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Rickson's eyes...
Rickson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Royce is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Rickson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open 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 Royce's moves.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie 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.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away Rickson's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Royce fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rickson Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Rickson struggles to free himself
Rickson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rickson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Royce Gracie.
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Royce is locking that Triangle...
Rickson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Rickson's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Royce secures the lock while Rickson Gracie refuses to tap... Herb Dean jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Triangle) at 1:46 Round 4
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/2 (150%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 769 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 769 s
Royce is farther along the development wheel then Rickson, but his performance probably didn't reflect how far ahead he is. S'all good tho - Royce won and finished and is Royce. Dickson is sad.