Post by The Sandmen on Jan 14, 2021 16:41:44 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Anthony Smith is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Rickson and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Smith decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's
An overhand right from Anthony Smith that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rickson's stops that one with his face! How is Rickson standing?!
An overhand right from Rickson Gracie that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Smith's stops that one with his face! How is Smith standing?!
As the fight continues it seems that Anthony Smith is taking the best of the fight.
Anthony Smith throws a looping right hand...
Rickson moves aside and dodges.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Smith is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Smith goes for an armbar!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and pushes away Anthony Smith, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Smith. 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rickson moves to shoot
Smith misses a knee.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Anthony Smith
puts Rickson in a world of hurt!
Smith begins to launch a barrage of punches over Rickson
this is getting worse and worse for Rickson
Anthony Smith's mind is definitely in the fight, Rickson just got nailed! Anthony Smith saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rickson is going to have a headache after this one.
Anthony Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Rickson Gracie
Great move by Smith who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Smith tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Anthony Smith launches a few punches...
Rickson Gracie dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Big mistake from Anthony Smith! Rickson tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Rickson is unable to lock that and Smith breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Smith doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Rickson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Smith tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Rickson Gracie
well done Rickson falls hard on the mat
Smith is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Anthony Smith creates space and allows Rickson Gracie to stand up.
Rickson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rickson is holding Anthony Smith's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Smith shows great balance while pushing away Rickson Gracie
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rickson from the ground!
Rickson has a small cut in his Nose
Anthony Smith wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Rickson!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Smith moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Smith feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Rickson moves aside and dodges.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anthony Smith tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rickson's face
Rickson Gracie throws a combo
Anthony Smith ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Rickson swings again, only to get countered once more! Rickson is looking bad here!
Rickson moves to shoot
but Anthony Smith delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Rickson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Forehead
Anthony Smith chases Rickson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rickson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The frightening power of Anthony Smith has left Rickson sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Right cheek
Winner is Anthony Smith by KO (Punches) at 4:32 Round 1
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Anthony Smith
Punches 24/31 (77%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Anthony completely dominated Rickson. Just....unhip, bro.
Anthony Smith is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rickson and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Smith decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Smith takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's
An overhand right from Anthony Smith that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rickson's stops that one with his face! How is Rickson standing?!
An overhand right from Rickson Gracie that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Smith's stops that one with his face! How is Smith standing?!
As the fight continues it seems that Anthony Smith is taking the best of the fight.
Anthony Smith throws a looping right hand...
Rickson moves aside and dodges.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Smith is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Anthony Smith's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Anthony Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Rickson is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Anthony Smith is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Smith goes for an armbar!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and pushes away Anthony Smith, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Smith. 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rickson moves to shoot
Smith misses a knee.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Anthony Smith
puts Rickson in a world of hurt!
Smith begins to launch a barrage of punches over Rickson
this is getting worse and worse for Rickson
Anthony Smith's mind is definitely in the fight, Rickson just got nailed! Anthony Smith saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Rickson is going to have a headache after this one.
Anthony Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Rickson Gracie
Great move by Smith who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Smith tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Anthony Smith launches a few punches...
Rickson Gracie dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Big mistake from Anthony Smith! Rickson tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Rickson is unable to lock that and Smith breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Smith doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Rickson's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Smith tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Rickson Gracie
well done Rickson falls hard on the mat
Smith is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Anthony Smith creates space and allows Rickson Gracie to stand up.
Rickson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rickson is holding Anthony Smith's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Smith shows great balance while pushing away Rickson Gracie
Smith dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rickson from the ground!
Rickson has a small cut in his Nose
Anthony Smith wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Rickson!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Smith moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Smith feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Rickson moves aside and dodges.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anthony Smith tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rickson's face
Rickson Gracie throws a combo
Anthony Smith ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Rickson swings again, only to get countered once more! Rickson is looking bad here!
Rickson moves to shoot
but Anthony Smith delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Rickson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Forehead
Anthony Smith chases Rickson and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rickson steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The frightening power of Anthony Smith has left Rickson sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Right cheek
Winner is Anthony Smith by KO (Punches) at 4:32 Round 1
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 73 s
Statistics: Anthony Smith
Punches 24/31 (77%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s
Anthony completely dominated Rickson. Just....unhip, bro.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!