Post by The Sandmen on Feb 10, 2012 12:32:41 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey).
Royce Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Rickson Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Royce Gracie!
Rickson ducks under...
Solid kick to the leg from Royce Gracie
Rickson checks it.
Royce tries to grapple
He puts Rickson in a double underhook!
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Royce Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Rickson Gracie tries a middle kick
Royce Gracie blocks and steps away.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Rickson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Royce pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Rickson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rickson Gracie pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Royce Gracie pushes away Rickson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rickson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Royce tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rickson's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Rickson gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Royce pummels back into position.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce launches a furious low kick!
Rickson blocks.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A punch from Royce Gracie
grazes Rickson's left cheek.
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Royce looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rickson Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Rickson and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Solid jabs from Rickson Gracie.
Royce defends.
Royce steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Royce moves forward and holds Rickson
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to turn in and scramble out. Royce Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Rickson Gracie slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson attempts a triangle from bottom! Royce Gracie slips out. Rickson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Royce Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Royce and Rickson circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Royce
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rickson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Good movement from Royce
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rickson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Royce launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Rickson struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Royce
Rickson Gracie isolates Royce Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Royce Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Rickson pulls his arm out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Royce Gracie has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rickson Gracie jabs at Royce
hitting his chest.
Rickson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rickson Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rickson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Rickson measures the resilience of Royce's chin with an uppercut while Royce lands some great crosses.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Unknown
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce is moving on the ground...
Rickson tries to counter Royce's moves on the ground.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Royce Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Royce holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Royce's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rickson Gracie.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
2:37 Round 3 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Rickson 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Tremendous strikes from Royce!
Some big punches are landing!
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Low kick by Royce Gracie to maintain his distance.
That hits Rickson Gracie's ankle
Rickson Gracie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Royce's chin
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie fires an unorthodox punch to Rickson's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Royce wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Rickson Gracie's ribs!
Rickson struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Royce Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rickson is covering himself! Royce tries to force the situation and Rickson clumsily gives his back!
Royce is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Rickson Gracie's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Rickson Gracie pulls down on Royce Gracie's hand and staves off danger
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Royce Gracie has to be confident that he won that round.
Judge: Royce Gracie 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Rickson Gracie 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Royce Gracie 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rickson Gracie 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Royce Gracie 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Rickson Gracie 9 9 9: 27
Winner is Royce Gracie by Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/8 (12%)
Takedowns 5/9 (56%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 375 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 375 s
Great effort by both fighters. They could not be more even!
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.
Royce Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Rickson Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Royce Gracie!
Rickson ducks under...
Solid kick to the leg from Royce Gracie
Rickson checks it.
Royce tries to grapple
He puts Rickson in a double underhook!
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Royce Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Rickson Gracie tries a middle kick
Royce Gracie blocks and steps away.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Royce is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Rickson Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Royce
Rickson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Royce pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce tries to escape from the closed guard
Royce Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Rickson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rickson Gracie pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Royce Gracie pushes away Rickson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rickson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Royce Gracie
The fighters are clinching.
Royce tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rickson's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Rickson gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Royce pummels back into position.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce launches a furious low kick!
Rickson blocks.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A punch from Royce Gracie
grazes Rickson's left cheek.
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Royce looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rickson Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Rickson and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Solid jabs from Rickson Gracie.
Royce defends.
Royce steps backwards away from Rickson Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Royce wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Royce moves forward and holds Rickson
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to turn in and scramble out. Royce Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Rickson Gracie slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Rickson pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) is cheering him!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Royce
Rickson is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Royce Gracie hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson attempts a triangle from bottom! Royce Gracie slips out. Rickson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Royce Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Royce and Rickson circle around the center of the cage.
Good movement from Royce
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rickson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Good movement from Royce
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rickson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Royce launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Rickson struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Royce is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce 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 Royce
Rickson Gracie isolates Royce Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Royce Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Rickson pulls his arm out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Royce Gracie has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rickson Gracie jabs at Royce
hitting his chest.
Rickson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rickson Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rickson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Royce Gracie's punches
Rickson measures the resilience of Royce's chin with an uppercut while Royce lands some great crosses.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Unknown
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Rickson tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Rickson
Royce is moving on the ground...
Rickson tries to counter Royce's moves on the ground.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rickson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Royce Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Royce holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Royce's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rickson Gracie.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
2:37 Round 3 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Rickson 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Tremendous strikes from Royce!
Some big punches are landing!
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Low kick by Royce Gracie to maintain his distance.
That hits Rickson Gracie's ankle
Rickson Gracie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Royce's chin
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie fires an unorthodox punch to Rickson's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Royce wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Rickson Gracie's ribs!
Rickson struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Royce Gracie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Rickson
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Rickson
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rickson is covering himself! Royce tries to force the situation and Rickson clumsily gives his back!
Royce is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has given his back to Royce Gracie who is trying to get one hook in!
Royce Gracie has one hook in!
Royce is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Royce Gracie slides his arm under Rickson Gracie's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Rickson Gracie pulls down on Royce Gracie's hand and staves off danger
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Royce Gracie has to be confident that he won that round.
Judge: Royce Gracie 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Rickson Gracie 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Royce Gracie 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rickson Gracie 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Royce Gracie 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Rickson Gracie 9 9 9: 27
Winner is Royce Gracie by Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 1/8 (12%)
Takedowns 5/9 (56%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 375 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 375 s
Great effort by both fighters. They could not be more even!
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.
