Post by The Sandmen on May 27, 2013 17:18:29 GMT -5
Rickson Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Newton while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Carlos Newton is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Rickson Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rickson and Newton move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Newton launches a hook to the body
Bang! Rickson stops that one with his ribs!
Newton tries to grapple
Rickson moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Newton blocks.
Rickson misses a step and Carlos Newton sees an opportunity to counter him!
Carlos Newton jabs at Rickson
to no visible effect.
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Newton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rickson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Newton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Rickson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Newton has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Newton is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Carlos Newton hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Carlos Newton appears to be unbreakable
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Newton away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Carlos Newton put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson Gracie pushes Newton's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Newton rolls and he's now on half guard over Rickson Gracie. Nice reversal.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton pushes Rickson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Rickson rolls and he's now on half guard over Carlos Newton. Nice reversal.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rickson Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Newton!
Nice move by Rickson who clinches and pushes Newton against the cage
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch to Carlos Newton ribs and the tries to trip him
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Newton doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Rickson blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Newton pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton tries to escape from closed guard...
Rickson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Carlos Newton! He is reversed and nor Rickson Gracie is on half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Newton misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Newton pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton tries to better his position on the ground...
Rickson holds Carlos Newton's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Newton struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
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.
Carlos Newton and Rickson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rickson Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Newton has a small cut in his Right cheek
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Rickson
He is not able to do it
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rickson jumps and tries to free his leg! Newton doesn't allow this but Rickson Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton throws up a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Newton quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie decides to jump inside Newton's guard.
Newton didn't see that coming. Rickson is in open guard over Newton now.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Carlos Newton attempts a sweep single...
Carlos Newton catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Newton.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton tries to escape from closed guard...
Newton struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Carlos Newton passes momentarily but Rickson Gracie sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton looks to posture up and open Rickson Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is cheering him!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Carlos Newton in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton looks to posture up and open Rickson Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Rickson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Newton misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Carlos Newton attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rickson moves forward and holds Newton
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Newton tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Carlos Newton launches a few punches...
Rickson Gracie dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Rickson launches a kick
Newton checks it and keeps distance.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Newton's thigh!
Rickson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rickson Gracie
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Rickson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Carlos Newton slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Carlos Newton who tries a hammer punch to Rickson's ribs.
Rickson blocks those punches
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Newton's being punished here!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Newton is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rickson is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Rickson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Newton struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Newton struggles to free himself
That armbar from Rickson Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 Rickson's moves.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie isolates Carlos Newton's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Rickson is locking that Arm Triangle...
Carlos Newton is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
Rickson doesn't allow him!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rickson moves forward and holds Newton
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton tries to breaks Rickson Gracie's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Newton doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rickson Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Rickson Gracie pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson takes a break to breathe while holding Carlos Newton.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Newton decides to launch some tentative punches
Rickson Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carlos Newton!
Rickson ducks under...
Solid kick to the leg from Carlos Newton
Rickson checks it.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Newton receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Newton is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carlos Newton moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rickson pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Rickson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by Rickson.
Rickson is holding Carlos Newton's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Rickson Gracie.
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Round 4
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A punch from Carlos Newton
gets blocked by Rickson.
Lightning fast low kick from Newton!
Rickson blocks that kick with his leg.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Rickson is clinching with Newton.
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Carlos Newton's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Rickson Gracie fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rickson tries to grapple
He puts Newton in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson Gracie tries for a takedown but can't get it. He decides to pull guard instead...
Rickson Gracie wraps him up tight and pulls him into his guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Rickson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Punishing hold!
Newton's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Rickson is locking that Triangle Armbar...
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Rickson secures the lock while Carlos Newton taps... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Rickson Gracie by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 1:08 Round 4
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 592 s
What a huge upset! Rickson Gracie is the winner!
RICKSON WINS A FIGHT! RICKSON WINS A FIGHT!
As soon as he took this down, he was able to work the sub attempts he wanted over and over again, and they were doing damage. Finally, that damage paid off and Rickson was able to get a secure sub hold in and finish Carlos.
Ferocious staredown by Newton while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Carlos Newton is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Rickson Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rickson and Newton move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Newton launches a hook to the body
Bang! Rickson stops that one with his ribs!
Newton tries to grapple
Rickson moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Newton blocks.
Rickson misses a step and Carlos Newton sees an opportunity to counter him!
Carlos Newton jabs at Rickson
to no visible effect.
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Newton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Rickson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Newton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Rickson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Newton has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Newton is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Carlos Newton hooks Rickson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Carlos Newton appears to be unbreakable
Rickson Gracie manages to kick Newton away and scrambles on top!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Carlos Newton put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson Gracie pushes Newton's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Newton rolls and he's now on half guard over Rickson Gracie. Nice reversal.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton pushes Rickson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Rickson rolls and he's now on half guard over Carlos Newton. Nice reversal.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rickson Gracie jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Newton!
Nice move by Rickson who clinches and pushes Newton against the cage
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch to Carlos Newton ribs and the tries to trip him
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Newton doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Rickson blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Newton pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton tries to escape from closed guard...
Rickson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Carlos Newton! He is reversed and nor Rickson Gracie is on half guard!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rickson Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Newton misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Newton pushes Rickson Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton tries to better his position on the ground...
Rickson holds Carlos Newton's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Newton struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
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.
Carlos Newton and Rickson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rickson Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Newton has a small cut in his Right cheek
Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Rickson
He is not able to do it
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rickson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rickson jumps and tries to free his leg! Newton doesn't allow this but Rickson Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton throws up a triangle attempt!
Rickson Gracie postures up and breaks the triangle.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Rickson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Newton attempts a triangle from bottom! Rickson Gracie slips out. Newton quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rickson Gracie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson Gracie decides to jump inside Newton's guard.
Newton didn't see that coming. Rickson is in open guard over Newton now.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Carlos Newton attempts a sweep single...
Carlos Newton catches Rickson Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Newton.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton tries to escape from closed guard...
Newton struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Carlos Newton passes momentarily but Rickson Gracie sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton looks to posture up and open Rickson Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is cheering him!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Carlos Newton in his guard.
Rickson Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Carlos Newton looks to posture up and open Rickson Gracie's guard...
Rickson Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Newton is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Rickson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Newton misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rickson Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Carlos Newton attempts a sweep single...
Rickson Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rickson moves forward and holds Newton
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Newton tries to take Rickson Gracie down... Rickson stumbles backwards and Carlos Newton launches a few punches...
Rickson Gracie dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Rickson launches a kick
Newton checks it and keeps distance.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Newton's thigh!
Rickson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rickson Gracie
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Newton
Rickson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Carlos Newton slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Carlos Newton who tries a hammer punch to Rickson's ribs.
Rickson blocks those punches
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Newton
Rickson Gracie tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Rickson Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Newton's being punished here!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Newton is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rickson is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton launches a few weak punches
Rickson blocks them effectively.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Rickson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Newton struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Newton struggles to free himself
That armbar from Rickson Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 Rickson's moves.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rickson Gracie controls the situation despite Carlos Newton efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rickson Gracie pushes Carlos Newton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson Gracie isolates Carlos Newton's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Rickson is locking that Arm Triangle...
Carlos Newton is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
Rickson doesn't allow him!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rickson moves forward and holds Newton
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton tries to breaks Rickson Gracie's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Newton doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rickson Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Rickson Gracie pushes Newton forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson takes a break to breathe while holding Carlos Newton.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Newton decides to launch some tentative punches
Rickson Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carlos Newton!
Rickson ducks under...
Solid kick to the leg from Carlos Newton
Rickson checks it.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Newton receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Newton is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carlos Newton moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rickson pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Rickson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by Rickson.
Rickson is holding Carlos Newton's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and trap Rickson Gracie in his guard...
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Rickson Gracie.
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Round 4
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A punch from Carlos Newton
gets blocked by Rickson.
Lightning fast low kick from Newton!
Rickson blocks that kick with his leg.
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Rickson is clinching with Newton.
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Carlos Newton's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Rickson Gracie fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rickson tries to grapple
He puts Newton in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rickson Gracie tries for a takedown but can't get it. He decides to pull guard instead...
Rickson Gracie wraps him up tight and pulls him into his guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Rickson
Rickson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Punishing hold!
Newton's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Rickson is locking that Triangle Armbar...
That Triangle Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Rickson secures the lock while Carlos Newton taps... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Rickson Gracie by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 1:08 Round 4
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 592 s
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 592 s
What a huge upset! Rickson Gracie is the winner!
RICKSON WINS A FIGHT! RICKSON WINS A FIGHT!
As soon as he took this down, he was able to work the sub attempts he wanted over and over again, and they were doing damage. Finally, that damage paid off and Rickson was able to get a secure sub hold in and finish Carlos.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!