Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2018 10:30:21 GMT -5
Gegard Mousasi looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Royce Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Mousasi and Royce move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gegard Mousasi is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Gegard Mousasi holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Gegard Mousasi is on half guard!
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
1:01 Round 1 and Mousasi is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Mousasi launches a barrage of elbows over Royce's face!
Royce Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Gegard Mousasi jumps back and jabs
Royce only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
1:25 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Royce moves to shoot
but Gegard Mousasi delivers a knee that wrecks him!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Forehead
Gegard Mousasi and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Royce has a small cut in his Forehead
Gegard Mousasi moves forward and launches a high kick!
Royce ducks under.
Royce is holding Gegard Mousasi 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Gegard Mousasi takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Royce tries to cover his face,
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Royce Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Royce's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Mousasi measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Gegard Mousasi is on half guard!
John McCarthy 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
High kick from Gegard Mousasi !
He misses narrowly!
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Mousasi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Royce Gracie checks the kick.
Gegard Mousasi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mousasi into his guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Royce
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mousasi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gegard Mousasi fakes some punches
Royce ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mousasi struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Royce
Gegard Mousasi is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Gegard Mousasi gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Mousasi launches a couple of fast knees to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce moves on the ground and keeps Gegard Mousasi 's knees at bay with his arms.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Mousasi pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi tries to open up Royce Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
Royce Gracie wraps his arms around Mousasi's arms and counters the punches.
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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Gegard Mousasi has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie launches a body shot
Mousasi evades.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Nice punches from Royce Gracie.
Even nicer blocks from Mousasi.
Mousasi looks to be in very good shape.
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gegard Mousasi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Royce Gracie pushes away Mousasi trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mousasi doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi launches a knee while holding Royce's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Royce in the abdomen
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gegard Mousasi launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Royce's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce goes to the body...
his punches graze Mousasi's arm.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gegard Mousasi
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Royce
Mousasi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass to half guard...
Royce Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mousasi looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Gegard Mousasi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi catch Royce Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Royce Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi fires a barrage of punches at Royce's head!
This is bad! Mousasi is just pounding on Royce Gracie's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi storms over Royce with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mousasi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Royce's face with his elbows!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Gegard Mousasi storms over Royce with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Royce Gracie blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Royce has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie creates enough space to control Gegard Mousasi 's leg.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Mousasi cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Royce can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Mousasi tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Royce from the side mount!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi looks to pass to mount...
Royce creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Mousasi goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Royce's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left eye
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Royce's ribs!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Royce Gracie who almost cannot stand!
One after another Gegard Mousasi is punishing Royce! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Royce has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Gegard Mousasi has left Royce staggered! Gegard Mousasi should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Royce attempts a shoot
Gegard Mousasi hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
That punishment by Gegard Mousasi has left Royce staggered! Gegard Mousasi should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Mousasi pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Mousasi is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
0:20 Round 3 and Mousasi is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Royce Gracie who almost cannot stand!
One after another Gegard Mousasi is punishing Royce! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Royce's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Royce in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Brutal knees to Royce's face, followed by knees to the body from Gegard Mousasi !
Bang! Royce can take many more shots like that!
Royce fell like he got shot! This is over!
Royce's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by KO (Knees) at 0:46 Round 3
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 14/28 (50%)
Kicks 7/10 (70%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/42 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 359 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 359 s
Far fewer subs than I expected in this one. I guess they felt they were pretty evenly matched sub-wise, and went to other striking? Especially Gegard? Or has he been made a standup fighter? I legit forget now. Not a bad affair here though. I think Gracie is close, but I think he still needs a last overhaul to get to that next level on the ground.
Royce Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Mousasi and Royce move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gegard Mousasi is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Gegard Mousasi holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Gegard Mousasi is on half guard!
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
1:01 Round 1 and Mousasi is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Mousasi launches a barrage of elbows over Royce's face!
Royce Gracie blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Gegard Mousasi jumps back and jabs
Royce only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
1:25 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Royce moves to shoot
but Gegard Mousasi delivers a knee that wrecks him!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Forehead
Gegard Mousasi and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Royce has a small cut in his Forehead
Gegard Mousasi moves forward and launches a high kick!
Royce ducks under.
Royce is holding Gegard Mousasi 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gegard Mousasi loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Gegard Mousasi ...
Gegard Mousasi takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Royce tries to cover his face,
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce is in closed guard... Mousasi tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Royce uses his forearms to block the impact!
Mousasi misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gegard Mousasi doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce measures the resilience of Mousasi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mousasi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi leans back...
He clobbers Royce Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Royce's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Mousasi measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Mousasi
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Mousasi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Royce Gracie! He is reversed and nor Gegard Mousasi is on half guard!
John McCarthy 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
High kick from Gegard Mousasi !
He misses narrowly!
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
Mousasi deflects the blows.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Mousasi moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Royce Gracie checks the kick.
Gegard Mousasi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mousasi into his guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Royce
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mousasi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gegard Mousasi fakes some punches
Royce ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mousasi struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in closed guard over Royce
Gegard Mousasi is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Gegard Mousasi gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Mousasi launches a couple of fast knees to Royce Gracie's ribs!
Royce moves on the ground and keeps Gegard Mousasi 's knees at bay with his arms.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Mousasi pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Gegard Mousasi looks to counter!
Mousasi tries to open up Royce Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
Royce Gracie wraps his arms around Mousasi's arms and counters the punches.
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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Gegard Mousasi has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie launches a body shot
Mousasi evades.
Mousasi clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Nice punches from Royce Gracie.
Even nicer blocks from Mousasi.
Mousasi looks to be in very good shape.
Mousasi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gegard Mousasi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Royce Gracie pushes away Mousasi trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mousasi doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gegard Mousasi launches a knee while holding Royce's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Royce in the abdomen
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Gegard Mousasi launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Royce's arms.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce goes to the body...
his punches graze Mousasi's arm.
Mousasi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Gegard Mousasi
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in open guard over Royce
Mousasi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass to half guard...
Royce Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mousasi looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Gegard Mousasi tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Gegard Mousasi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Gegard Mousasi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi catch Royce Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Royce Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi fires a barrage of punches at Royce's head!
This is bad! Mousasi is just pounding on Royce Gracie's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Royce's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi storms over Royce with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mousasi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Royce's face with his elbows!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Gegard Mousasi storms over Royce with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Royce Gracie blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Mousasi tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gegard Mousasi controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Gegard Mousasi in his guard...
Gegard Mousasi keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and shows Gegard Mousasi a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Royce's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Royce has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie creates enough space to control Gegard Mousasi 's leg.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
Mousasi cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Royce can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Royce 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 Mousasi's moves.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Gegard Mousasi is in half guard over Royce
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Mousasi tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Royce from the side mount!
Gegard Mousasi is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Gegard Mousasi looks to pass to mount...
Royce creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Mousasi goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Royce's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Left eye
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce misses a step and Gegard Mousasi sees an opportunity to counter him!
Here comes Gegard Mousasi with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Royce's ribs!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Royce Gracie who almost cannot stand!
One after another Gegard Mousasi is punishing Royce! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Royce has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Gegard Mousasi has left Royce staggered! Gegard Mousasi should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Not a desiderable position that Royce is in now. Gegard Mousasi is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Royce attempts a shoot
Gegard Mousasi hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
That punishment by Gegard Mousasi has left Royce staggered! Gegard Mousasi should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Gegard Mousasi was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Royce doesn't stop bleeding.
Mousasi pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Mousasi is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Gegard Mousasi fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Royce Gracie! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
0:20 Round 3 and Mousasi is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie is a bloody mess!
Gegard Mousasi runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Royce Gracie who almost cannot stand!
One after another Gegard Mousasi is punishing Royce! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
Royce's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Royce Gracie seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gegard Mousasi !
Gegard Mousasi closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Royce Gracie continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Mousasi tries to grapple
He puts Royce in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Royce's blood making stains in the mat.
Brutal knees to Royce's face, followed by knees to the body from Gegard Mousasi !
Bang! Royce can take many more shots like that!
Royce fell like he got shot! This is over!
Royce's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gegard Mousasi by KO (Knees) at 0:46 Round 3
Statistics: Gegard Mousasi
Punches 14/28 (50%)
Kicks 7/10 (70%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/42 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 359 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 3/16 (19%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 359 s
Far fewer subs than I expected in this one. I guess they felt they were pretty evenly matched sub-wise, and went to other striking? Especially Gegard? Or has he been made a standup fighter? I legit forget now. Not a bad affair here though. I think Gracie is close, but I think he still needs a last overhaul to get to that next level on the ground.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!