Post by The Sandmen on Jun 19, 2012 11:17:47 GMT -5
Brian Stann looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Royce Gracie shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce and All American circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brian Stann attempts to cut off Royce with punches
Royce reels from the strikes.
Brian Stann throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Royce's chin! That stops Royce in his tracks!
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Royce steps forward
Brian Stann catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Royce has a small cut in his Nose
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Royce studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Brilliant combination from Royce Gracie
All American is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American launches a hook to the body
Bang! Royce stops that one with his ribs!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Brian Stann's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over All American
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over All American
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
All American pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Brian Stann realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American tries to escape from closed guard...
All American struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Brian Stann moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Royce's left thigh
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Brian Stann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Royce and All American circle around the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie paws at All American.
All American answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
All American jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Brian Stann pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
All American doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from All American who put distance between them
Brian Stann is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Inside leg kick from All American
that lands on Royce Gracie's leg.
Royce hyper-extended his leg
Royce steps backwards away from Brian Stann. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
All American and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Brian Stann to the body.
Royce didn't like that.
Royce leads with a punch
Brian Stann avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Incredible haymaker from Brian Stann!
It misses by a mile.
All American clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Solid jabs from Royce Gracie.
All American defends.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for All American.
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Round 2
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Brian Stann attempts to cut off Royce with punches
Royce reels from the strikes.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
All American goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
All American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce breaths deeply while on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
All American is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann was tooling Royce Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Royce Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
All American measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce moves on the ground
Royce cannot take advantage in the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
All American tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over All American
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
All American waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Brian Stann is on half guard!
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Brian Stann swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
All American sets up a throw
Royce Gracie flies through the air!
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Terrible one sided match... Royce was not ready to fight a fighter of Brian Stann caliber.
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
All American struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around All American
He is not able to do it
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around All American
He succeeds!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
Brian Stann is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Brian Stann gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Brian Stann tries to free his leg...
Brian Stann uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Brian Stann in his guard.
Brian Stann keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brian Stann chases Royce and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Royce steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Royce pushes Brian Stann and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brian Stann takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
All American launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Brian Stann
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for All American, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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All American looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Brian Stann fakes a punch and launches himself over Royce!
Nice move by All American who clinches and pushes Royce against the cage
Royce Gracie pushes away All American trying to keep the fight at striking range
All American doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
All American struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Those punches are hitting! Royce covers his head!
Royce's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Royce Gracie slightly pushes All American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
All American moves forward looking for some action
Brian Stann shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brian Stann embrace and tries to move away...
Brian Stann pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
All American launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Brian Stann leans forwards and tries to grapple with Royce
All American shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brian Stann fakes a few punches and advance towards Royce trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Royce Gracie lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Brian Stann away.
Brian Stann takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to All American's body! He's holding his side
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce tries to hit Brian Stann with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. All American steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American moves backwards and gestures for Royce Gracie to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Royce Gracie is standing now.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The two exchange wildly
All American is connecting with a few punches
Royce Gracie moves forward and launches a low kick.
All American blocks that.
Brian Stann takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
All American begins to launch a barrage of punches over Royce
this is getting worse and worse for Royce
Royce's Mouth is beginning to swell
Royce has a small cut in his Mouth
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Brian Stann!
Brian Stann swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Brian Stann!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
All American moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Royce with a double overhooks!
Nice punch by Brian Stann
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The ref pulls off Brian Stann! Royce seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Royce's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Brian Stann by TKO (Punch) at 3:53 Round 3
Statistics: Brian Stann
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Huh. Okay, so here's what happened here. When Stann had control, he was damaging the hell out of Gracie. When Royce had control, nothing was happening at all (damage-wise). Perhaps Royce fights too defensively, cause I never got the impression he was anywhere near finishing this one. Big win on paper for Stann. In theory, it was kinda easy it seemed
Royce Gracie shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce and All American circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brian Stann attempts to cut off Royce with punches
Royce reels from the strikes.
Brian Stann throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Royce's chin! That stops Royce in his tracks!
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Royce steps forward
Brian Stann catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Royce has a small cut in his Nose
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Royce studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Brilliant combination from Royce Gracie
All American is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American launches a hook to the body
Bang! Royce stops that one with his ribs!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Brian Stann's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over All American
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over All American
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
All American pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
Royce throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Brian Stann realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Brian Stann looks to counter!
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American tries to escape from closed guard...
All American struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Brian Stann moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Royce's left thigh
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Brian Stann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Royce and All American circle around the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie paws at All American.
All American answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
All American jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Brian Stann pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
All American doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from All American who put distance between them
Brian Stann is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Inside leg kick from All American
that lands on Royce Gracie's leg.
Royce hyper-extended his leg
Royce steps backwards away from Brian Stann. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
All American and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Brian Stann to the body.
Royce didn't like that.
Royce leads with a punch
Brian Stann avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Incredible haymaker from Brian Stann!
It misses by a mile.
All American clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Solid jabs from Royce Gracie.
All American defends.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for All American.
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Round 2
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Brian Stann attempts to cut off Royce with punches
Royce reels from the strikes.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
All American goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
All American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce breaths deeply while on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
All American is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Brian Stann was tooling Royce Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Royce Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
All American measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
Royce moves on the ground
Royce cannot take advantage in the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over All American
All American tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over All American
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
All American waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Brian Stann is on half guard!
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Brian Stann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Brian Stann swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
All American sets up a throw
Royce Gracie flies through the air!
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Terrible one sided match... Royce was not ready to fight a fighter of Brian Stann caliber.
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
All American struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around All American
He is not able to do it
Brian Stann is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around All American
He succeeds!
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
All American is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Brian Stann uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brian Stann is in closed guard over Royce
Brian Stann is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Brian Stann gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Brian Stann is in half guard over Royce
Brian Stann tries to free his leg...
Brian Stann uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Brian Stann in his guard.
Brian Stann keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Brian Stann is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brian Stann chases Royce and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Royce steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Royce pushes Brian Stann and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brian Stann takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
All American launches a furious low kick!
Royce receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Brian Stann
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for All American, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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All American looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Brian Stann fakes a punch and launches himself over Royce!
Nice move by All American who clinches and pushes Royce against the cage
Royce Gracie pushes away All American trying to keep the fight at striking range
All American doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
All American struggles and launches a few punches to Royce's head
Those punches are hitting! Royce covers his head!
Royce's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Royce Gracie slightly pushes All American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
All American moves forward looking for some action
Brian Stann shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Royce doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brian Stann embrace and tries to move away...
Brian Stann pushes Royce forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
All American launches a few hard punches to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce struggles and protects himself.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Brian Stann leans forwards and tries to grapple with Royce
All American shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brian Stann fakes a few punches and advance towards Royce trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Royce Gracie lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Brian Stann away.
Brian Stann takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to All American's body! He's holding his side
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce tries to hit Brian Stann with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. All American steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American launches a kick to Royce's thigh
Loud pop!
All American is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
All American moves backwards and gestures for Royce Gracie to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Royce Gracie is standing now.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The two exchange wildly
All American is connecting with a few punches
Royce Gracie moves forward and launches a low kick.
All American blocks that.
Brian Stann takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
All American begins to launch a barrage of punches over Royce
this is getting worse and worse for Royce
Royce's Mouth is beginning to swell
Royce has a small cut in his Mouth
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Brian Stann!
Brian Stann swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Brian Stann!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
All American moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Royce with a double overhooks!
Nice punch by Brian Stann
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The ref pulls off Brian Stann! Royce seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Royce's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Brian Stann by TKO (Punch) at 3:53 Round 3
Statistics: Brian Stann
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Huh. Okay, so here's what happened here. When Stann had control, he was damaging the hell out of Gracie. When Royce had control, nothing was happening at all (damage-wise). Perhaps Royce fights too defensively, cause I never got the impression he was anywhere near finishing this one. Big win on paper for Stann. In theory, it was kinda easy it seemed