Post by The Sandmen on Sept 13, 2013 19:11:58 GMT -5
Chris Lytle raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Royce Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Chris Lytle swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Solid low kick from Chris Lytle.
Royce deflects it.
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Nice punch by Royce Gracie
that nearly tags Lytle.
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
Chris Lytle stumbles back.
Chris Lytle and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Lytle is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Chris Lytle shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie is in Lytle open guard now
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Chris Lytle holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie tries to pass Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle tries to show some ground skills
Chris Lytle put Royce in half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Lytle can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Chris Lytle attempts to move to full guard
Chris Lytle manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Royce's ribs.
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie is looking to pass Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away Lytle's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Lytle breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Chris Lytle manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Lytle is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Lytle looks to counter!
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
John McCarthy 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 2
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Chris Lytle fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Royce blocks that. He made it look easy!
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Royce has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce Gracie's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Lytle is throwing a flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lytle pushes off of Royce Gracie and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Royce holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Chris Lytle's ribs!
Chris Lytle's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lytle doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Lytle forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Lytle's Right eye is beginning to swell
That rear naked chocke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That rear naked chocke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Lytle ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Chris Lytle moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lytle tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Royce moves backwards and circles around Chris Lytle.
Royce Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Chris Lytle's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie uses some of his skill by jumping out of Lytle's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Chris Lytle...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie aggressively and repeatedly punches Lytle.
Good job by Lytle blocking and slipping the blows.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie hooks Lytle's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Lytle's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Chris Lytle manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Chris Lytle is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Lytle spins out, but Royce Gracie was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Lytle is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Lytle avoids a dangerous strike from Royce
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Royce Gracie
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Chris Lytle launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Royce is holding Chris Lytle's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Lytle loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Lytle's eyes...
That North South Choke looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Chris Lytle 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 Royce's moves.
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Lytle works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Lytle is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Lytle!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Deep breaths from Chris Lytle who tries a hammer punch to Royce's ribs.
Royce blocks those punches
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Chris Lytle down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle 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 Royce's moves.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Chris Lytle tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Chris Lytle to his stomach and takes his back!
John McCarthy 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 4:45 in the 2 round
Shovel hook by Chris Lytle
goes nowhere.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
A right hand from Chris Lytle
gets deflected.
Royce is trying to counter now!
A left hook from Royce
grazes the chin of Lytle.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Chris Lytle! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Royce Gracie closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lytle goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That leglock looks tight...
Lytle hyper-extended his left leg
Lytle struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Lytle struggles to free himself
John McCarthy breaks Royce Gracie's lock! This is over! Lytle didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (leglock) at 0:49 Round 3
Statistics: Chris Lytle
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/13 (23%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/20 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Legit Gracie wins a legit Gracie win, Gracie style. Nice to see.
Royce Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Chris Lytle swings...
hard impact to Royce's face!
Solid low kick from Chris Lytle.
Royce deflects it.
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Nice punch by Royce Gracie
that nearly tags Lytle.
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
Chris Lytle stumbles back.
Chris Lytle and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Lytle is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Chris Lytle shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie is in Lytle open guard now
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Chris Lytle holds Royce Gracie and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Royce's side.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie tries to pass Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle tries to show some ground skills
Chris Lytle put Royce in half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Lytle can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Chris Lytle attempts to move to full guard
Chris Lytle manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Royce's ribs.
Royce ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie is looking to pass Chris Lytle's guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away Lytle's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Lytle breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Chris Lytle manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Lytle is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Lytle looks to counter!
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Lytle tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
John McCarthy 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 2
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Chris Lytle fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Royce blocks that. He made it look easy!
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Royce has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce Gracie's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Lytle is throwing a flurry of punches!
Royce Gracie just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lytle pushes off of Royce Gracie and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Royce holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Royce launches a few hard punches to Chris Lytle's ribs!
Chris Lytle's ribs shows the damage! Royce Gracie is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lytle doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Royce Gracie embrace and tries to move away...
Royce Gracie pushes Lytle forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Lytle's Right eye is beginning to swell
That rear naked chocke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That rear naked chocke from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Lytle ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Chris Lytle moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lytle tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Royce moves backwards and circles around Chris Lytle.
Royce Gracie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Chris Lytle's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Lytle
Royce is in closed guard... Lytle tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie uses some of his skill by jumping out of Lytle's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Chris Lytle...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie aggressively and repeatedly punches Lytle.
Good job by Lytle blocking and slipping the blows.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce Gracie hooks Lytle's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Lytle's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Chris Lytle manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Chris Lytle is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Lytle spins out, but Royce Gracie was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Lytle is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Lytle avoids a dangerous strike from Royce
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nice punch by Royce Gracie
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Chris Lytle launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Royce is holding Chris Lytle's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Lytle loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Chris Lytle
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Lytle's eyes...
That North South Choke looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Lytle struggles to free himself
Lytle pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Chris Lytle 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 Royce's moves.
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Lytle works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
Royce shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Chris Lytle is in closed guard over Royce
Lytle is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Lytle!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Deep breaths from Chris Lytle who tries a hammer punch to Royce's ribs.
Royce blocks those punches
Lytle clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Lytle is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Chris Lytle down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle 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 Royce's moves.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chris Lytle gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Chris Lytle tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Royce Gracie rolls Chris Lytle to his stomach and takes his back!
John McCarthy 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 4:45 in the 2 round
Shovel hook by Chris Lytle
goes nowhere.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
A right hand from Chris Lytle
gets deflected.
Royce is trying to counter now!
A left hook from Royce
grazes the chin of Lytle.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Chris Lytle! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Royce Gracie closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lytle goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Lytle
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That leglock looks tight...
Lytle hyper-extended his left leg
Lytle struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Lytle struggles to free himself
John McCarthy breaks Royce Gracie's lock! This is over! Lytle didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (leglock) at 0:49 Round 3
Statistics: Chris Lytle
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/13 (23%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/20 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 417 s
Legit Gracie wins a legit Gracie win, Gracie style. Nice to see.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!