Post by The Sandmen on May 29, 2017 6:59:50 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Chris Weidman glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Weidman decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Weidman moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Rickson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Weidman's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rickson Gracie.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Weidman uses his strength to keep Weidman at a disadvantage
Rickson Gracie gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
Good job by Rickson blocking and slipping the blows.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Rickson's face!
Rickson Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Weidman is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman chases Rickson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rickson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Rickson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Chris Weidman by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right cheek) at 1:50 Round 1
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Yay them small cut wins, ya? Ya.
Chris Weidman glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Weidman decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Weidman moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Rickson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Weidman's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rickson Gracie.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to show some ground skills
Weidman uses his strength to keep Weidman at a disadvantage
Rickson Gracie gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
Good job by Rickson blocking and slipping the blows.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Rickson
Weidman launches a barrage of elbows over Rickson's face!
Rickson Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Weidman is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chris Weidman chases Rickson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rickson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Rickson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Chris Weidman by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right cheek) at 1:50 Round 1
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Yay them small cut wins, ya? Ya.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!