Post by The Sandmen on Dec 23, 2019 0:00:23 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie looks very relaxed.
Israel Adesanya looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender launches a furious low kick!
Rickson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
Rickson Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Last Stylebender is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to move on the ground and shows Israel Adesanya a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rickson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rickson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Israel Adesanya pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya tries to better his position on the ground...
The Last Stylebender is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya 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 The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Rickson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The Last Stylebender misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The Last Stylebender knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Israel Adesanya is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya looks to pass to mount...
The Last Stylebender slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Israel Adesanya pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
The Last Stylebender tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Israel Adesanya tries to open Rickson's guard...
Rickson breaks the lock and covers himself from The Last Stylebender's punches
Steve Mazzagatti 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 4:15 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender launches a furious hook!
Rickson ducks under and pushes Israel Adesanya creating some space.
The Last Stylebender clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Israel Adesanya didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson tries to improve position.
The Last Stylebender adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya 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.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Israel Adesanya takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The Last Stylebender is swinging for the fences!
Rickson backpedals and creates space. Israel Adesanya is asking him if he is going to fight!
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Last Stylebender goes down.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender looks to be in very good shape.
The Last Stylebender tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Israel Adesanya throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rickson's chin! That stops Rickson in his tracks!
Israel Adesanya was tooling Rickson Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rickson Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
The Last Stylebender only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The Last Stylebender is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Israel Adesanya
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Rickson looks to be in very good shape.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie catches Israel Adesanya's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rickson.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson tries to open up Israel Adesanya's defense faking a few punches.
Israel Adesanya wraps his arms around Rickson's arms and counters the punches.
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Israel Adesanya to fight back!
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in half guard over Rickson
Israel Adesanya tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Israel Adesanya manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender launches a vicious knee to Rickson Gracie's head!
Bang! You can hear Rickson Gracie's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Rickson Gracie takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
The Last Stylebender moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in half guard over Rickson
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
The Last Stylebender is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Rickson's jaw!
Rickson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Last Stylebender can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Israel Adesanya is opening up on Rickson and raining down combinations!
Rickson's corner looks worried!
Rickson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into The Last Stylebender's kick.
A wicked punch by Israel Adesanya
rocks Rickson!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie tries a hook to the body
but The Last Stylebender manages to dodge it
The Last Stylebender is trying to counter now!
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rickson's ribs!
Rickson moves to shoot
but Israel Adesanya delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Rickson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Israel Adesanya didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson Gracie pushes Israel Adesanya against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Israel Adesanya struggles not allowing Rickson Gracie improve his position.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Last Stylebender rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Rickson seems staggered and Israel Adesanya runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Rickson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rickson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
Rickson is holding Israel Adesanya's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya 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 is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Israel Adesanya
The Last Stylebender tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Israel Adesanya rolls over himself and stands up while Rickson Gracie rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
The Last Stylebender launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rickson's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Rickson is holding Israel Adesanya's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Israel Adesanya slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
Terrible one sided match... Rickson was not ready to fight a fighter of Israel Adesanya caliber.
Rickson tries to close his guard around The Last Stylebender
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's cheek from the guard.
Israel Adesanya uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Last Stylebender tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Last Stylebender tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rickson Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Israel Adesanya jumps back and jabs
Rickson seems staggered and Israel Adesanya runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Israel Adesanya takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Last Stylebender goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
The frightening power of Israel Adesanya has left Rickson sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Rickson has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Israel Adesanya by KO (High kick) at 2:54 Round 3
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 474 s
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 17/28 (61%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/22 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 474 s
The Last Stylebender has a lot of strengths in his game. Once he gets polished on up, he could be a damned force here. Good fight in this one, but if Rickson was an elite fighter, I feel like he would have had his way with the final bender of styles.
Israel Adesanya looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender launches a furious low kick!
Rickson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
Rickson Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Last Stylebender is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to move on the ground and shows Israel Adesanya a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rickson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rickson's Forehead is beginning to swell
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Israel Adesanya pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya tries to better his position on the ground...
The Last Stylebender is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya 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 The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Israel Adesanya controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Rickson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The Last Stylebender misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The Last Stylebender knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to escape from the full mount...
Israel Adesanya is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya looks to pass to mount...
The Last Stylebender slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Israel Adesanya pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
The Last Stylebender tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Israel Adesanya tries to open Rickson's guard...
Rickson breaks the lock and covers himself from The Last Stylebender's punches
Steve Mazzagatti 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 4:15 in the 1 round
The Last Stylebender launches a furious hook!
Rickson ducks under and pushes Israel Adesanya creating some space.
The Last Stylebender clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Israel Adesanya didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson tries to improve position.
The Last Stylebender adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Israel Adesanya 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.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Israel Adesanya takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The Last Stylebender is swinging for the fences!
Rickson backpedals and creates space. Israel Adesanya is asking him if he is going to fight!
Israel Adesanya gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Last Stylebender goes down.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender looks to be in very good shape.
The Last Stylebender tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
The Last Stylebender is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Israel Adesanya throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rickson's chin! That stops Rickson in his tracks!
Israel Adesanya was tooling Rickson Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rickson Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
The Last Stylebender only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The Last Stylebender is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Israel Adesanya
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Rickson looks to be in very good shape.
Rickson Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie catches Israel Adesanya's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rickson.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson tries to open up Israel Adesanya's defense faking a few punches.
Israel Adesanya wraps his arms around Rickson's arms and counters the punches.
Rickson clumsily fails here and it's time for Israel Adesanya to fight back!
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in closed guard... The Last Stylebender tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Israel Adesanya keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Israel Adesanya is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Israel Adesanya in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in half guard over Rickson
Israel Adesanya tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Israel Adesanya manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
The Last Stylebender launches a vicious knee to Rickson Gracie's head!
Bang! You can hear Rickson Gracie's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Israel Adesanya is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Israel Adesanya looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Rickson Gracie takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
The Last Stylebender moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Israel Adesanya is in half guard over Rickson
Israel Adesanya is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
The Last Stylebender is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Rickson's jaw!
Rickson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Last Stylebender can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Israel Adesanya is opening up on Rickson and raining down combinations!
Rickson's corner looks worried!
Rickson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into The Last Stylebender's kick.
A wicked punch by Israel Adesanya
rocks Rickson!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie tries a hook to the body
but The Last Stylebender manages to dodge it
The Last Stylebender is trying to counter now!
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Here comes Israel Adesanya with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rickson's ribs!
Rickson moves to shoot
but Israel Adesanya delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Rickson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Israel Adesanya didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson Gracie pushes Israel Adesanya against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Israel Adesanya struggles not allowing Rickson Gracie improve his position.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson is in open guard over The Last Stylebender... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Last Stylebender rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Israel Adesanya goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Rickson seems staggered and Israel Adesanya runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Rickson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rickson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson hyper-extended his leg
Rickson is holding Israel Adesanya's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya 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 is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Israel Adesanya...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Israel Adesanya
The Last Stylebender tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over The Last Stylebender
Rickson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Israel Adesanya rolls over himself and stands up while Rickson Gracie rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
The Last Stylebender launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rickson's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Rickson is holding Israel Adesanya's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Israel Adesanya loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Israel Adesanya slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
Terrible one sided match... Rickson was not ready to fight a fighter of Israel Adesanya caliber.
Rickson tries to close his guard around The Last Stylebender
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Israel Adesanya is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie launches a few punches to The Last Stylebender's cheek from the guard.
Israel Adesanya uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Last Stylebender tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Last Stylebender tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rickson Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Israel Adesanya jumps back and jabs
Rickson seems staggered and Israel Adesanya runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Inside leg kick from The Last Stylebender
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Israel Adesanya takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The Last Stylebender steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Last Stylebender goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
The frightening power of Israel Adesanya has left Rickson sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Rickson has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Israel Adesanya by KO (High kick) at 2:54 Round 3
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 474 s
Statistics: Israel Adesanya
Punches 17/28 (61%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/22 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 474 s
The Last Stylebender has a lot of strengths in his game. Once he gets polished on up, he could be a damned force here. Good fight in this one, but if Rickson was an elite fighter, I feel like he would have had his way with the final bender of styles.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!