Gracie vs. Markos

[The Sandmen]

Kyra Gracie looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Markos while Herb Dean recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Randa Markos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gracie goes down.
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Markos tries to move to full mount
Markos succeeds
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Markos suddenly holds Kyra Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Gracie can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Randa Markos!
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Markos
Gracie is in closed guard... Markos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Randa Markos is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Randa Markos in her guard...
Randa Markos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Randa Markos is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Randa Markos in her guard...
Randa Markos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Randa Markos is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Markos catch Kyra Gracie's right arm and tries a kimura
Kyra Gracie holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Randa Markos in her guard...
Kyra Gracie moves to half guard.
Randa Markos is in half guard over Gracie
Markos shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Markos launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gracie is covering herself! Markos tries to force the situation and Gracie clumsily gives her back!
Markos is in rear mount over Gracie
Gracie tries to move on the ground and shows Randa Markos a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Gracie uses her forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Markos is in rear mount over Gracie
Gracie has Markos controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Randa Markos is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Randa Markos goes for an americana!
Gracie breaks free.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Markos is connecting with a few punches
Markos avoids a dangerous strike from Gracie
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Markos is holding Kyra Gracie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randa Markos is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Randa Markos isolates Kyra Gracie's left arm looking for an armbar...
Kyra Gracie manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Randa Markos lost her dominant position.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Markos switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gracie struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Kyra Gracie pushes Randa Markos against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Randa Markos struggles not allowing Kyra Gracie improve her position.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Randa Markos launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
Gracie's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Markos moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Kyra Gracie breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Markos misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gracie tries to move to full mount
Gracie's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Randa Markos is cooling the fight on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Markos
Markos tries to close her guard around Gracie
She is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Markos grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Gracie struggles... Randa Markos is unable to take her down
Randa Markos attempts a sweep single...
Randa Markos catches Kyra Gracie's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Markos.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Markos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kyra Gracie blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Randa Markos wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Markos drills Kyra Gracie's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Randa Markos is looking to pass Kyra Gracie's guard...
Randa Markos gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in half guard over Gracie
Randa Markos pushes Gracie's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Markos who is in full mount! Gracie is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Gracie tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Randa Markos is in half guard over Gracie
Kyra Gracie slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Randa Markos cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Terrible one sided match... Gracie was not ready to fight a fighter of Randa Markos caliber.
Randa Markos isolates Kyra Gracie's left arm looking for an armbar...
Kyra Gracie manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Randa Markos lost her dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Gracie launches a few weak punches
Markos blocks them effectively.
Randa Markos is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Randa Markos looks to pass to mount...
Markos slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kyra Gracie.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 2
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Randa Markos goes with a looping right hand while Kyra Gracie jumps back and jabs
Markos seems staggered and Kyra Gracie runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Markos looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Kyra Gracie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Randa Markos attempts a sweep single...
Randa Markos catches Kyra Gracie's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Markos.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Markos use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) is cheering her!
Randa Markos is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Randa Markos looks to pass to mount...
Gracie creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Markos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gracie sprawls and remains on her feet.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie moves forward looking for some action
Randa Markos struggles a bit before breaking Gracie's attemp of grappling
Randa Markos goes with a looping right hand while Kyra Gracie jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gracie seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Randa Markos shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kyra Gracie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Markos into her guard.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Markos tries to escape from closed guard...
Markos struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Randa Markos is in half guard over Gracie
Markos shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Gracie pushes Randa Markos forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Markos
Kyra Gracie throws a flurry of punches at Markos...
Markos is defending herself well. None of them connect.
Gracie clumsily fails here and it's time for Randa Markos to fight back!
Randa Markos overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gracie pulls her arm out of danger.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Markos
Markos switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gracie struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Markos
Kyra Gracie is looking to pass Randa Markos's guard...
Randa Markos has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Markos
Randa Markos sits up and gets an arm around Gracie's neck!
Gracie pushes Randa Markos back to the ground.
Herb Dean 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.
Markos goes to the body...
She punishes Gracie's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Markos is holding Kyra Gracie's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Randa Markos
Poorly executed technique. Kyra Gracie looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Kyra Gracie.
Markos defends.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gracie is holding Randa Markos's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Randa Markos loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Kyra Gracie isolates Randa Markos's left arm looking for an armbar...
Randa Markos manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Kyra Gracie lost her dominant position.
Gracie misses a step and Randa Markos sees an opportunity to counter her!
Randa Markos launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Kyra Gracie hooks Markos's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Randa Markos manages to kick Gracie away and scrambles on top!
Gracie misses a step and Randa Markos sees an opportunity to counter her!
Randa Markos launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Markos measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gracie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Randa Markos
Kyra Gracie isolates Randa Markos's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Randa Markos is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Gracie clumsily fails here and it's time for Randa Markos to fight back!
Randa Markos attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Randa Markos manages to switch to full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Randa Markos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gracie is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Markos is taking this opportunity to rest.
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Randa Markos is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Markos fires a barrage of punches at Gracie's head!
This is bad! Markos is just pounding on Kyra Gracie's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gracie has a small cut in her Left eye
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Markos is in open guard over Gracie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Gracie rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Randa Markos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Markos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kyra Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Randa Markos, but it's close.



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Round 3
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Randa Markos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gracie goes down.
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Randa Markos throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Gracie's face with those brutal elbows! Gracie needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Randa Markos is in open guard over Gracie
Randa Markos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gracie is able to break the lock.
Gracie is trying to counter now!
Gracie moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Randa Markos breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Randa Markos. 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.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Gracie moves backwards and Randa Markos is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Markos throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Randa Markos shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kyra Gracie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Markos into her guard.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Markos is in closed guard... Gracie tries to roll on the ground!
Randa Markos uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kyra Gracie gets sloppy and Randa Markos tries to take advantage...
Randa Markos moves to better her position on the ground...
Randa Markos viciously slams hammer blows to Gracie's face!
Kyra Gracie seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Randa Markos!
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Gracie
Markos knows her opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Kyra Gracie is having a nightmare! Herb Dean watches for the moment she has to end this!
That brutal impact left Gracie laid out on the mat! Randa Markos's corner come in to congratulate her!
There is a small laceration on Kyra Gracie's Left cheek

Winner is Randa Markos by KO (GnP) at 1:39 Round 3

Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 12/23 (52%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 454 s

Statistics: Randa Markos
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 9/12 (75%)
GnP strikes 23/38 (61%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 454 s

Randa kinda dominated this one.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

As she should lol ...being Gracie's never had an MMA fight.

[The Sandmen]

Top BJJ though. There was a time Ronda Rousey never had an MMA fight. Now she has never lost one.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Nov 6, 2015 1:35:07 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Top BJJ though. There was a time Ronda Rousey never had an MMA fight. Now she has never lost one.

So what? By that logic we could bring pro boxers into ManMMA too, yet that's not allowed. She's only in this league because her last name is Gracie... that's it.

[The Sandmen]

No, she's only in this league because we had no standards when we launched the women's division, combined with she was an oversight. Then, after her being here for about 6 seasons it seemed stupid to just delete her. Error is the only reason she is here. If she were not here already, she would remain ineligible to be here in all drafts, regardless of her last name.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Nov 6, 2015 2:28:03 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

No, she's only in this league because we had no standards when we launched the women's division, combined with she was an oversight. Then, after her being here for about 6 seasons it seemed stupid to just delete her. Error is the only reason she is here. If she were not here already, she would remain ineligible to be here in all drafts, regardless of her last name.

Oversight would be the only reason because she's a Gracie. It's not that we had no standards when they were brought in because it's been a long standing rule since the beginning of ManMMA that any fighter must have atleast 1 pro MMA fight to be eligible for creation here.

[The Sandmen]

Her being here has nothing to do with her being a Gracie. It had everything to do with I thought she had had pro fights. She was on the original page I used for suggesting female MMA fighters, and she has a Sherdog page. You can try to make more of it, or read more into it, but that's literally 100% of it. And nearly 90% of it is the "she was on the 'top women of all time' page we used at the time.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Nov 6, 2015 18:01:06 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

Her being here has nothing to do with her being a Gracie. It had everything to do with I thought she had had pro fights. She was on the original page I used for suggesting female MMA fighters, and she has a Sherdog page. You can try to make more of it, or read more into it, but that's literally 100% of it. And nearly 90% of it is the "she was on the 'top women of all time' page we used at the time.

She has a Sherdog page that clearly states she's 0-0. The reason you assumed she'd had pro fights is because she's a Gracie. How is she on a greatest of all-time list when she's never even had an amateur fight, let alone a pro fight? lol That's ridiculous.

[The Sandmen]

I don't get why you think her being a Gracie has anything to do with anything. She was on the list I used to suggest fighters for the league. That's it. That is 100% the be-all, end-all. She was on the list. Go back to 2012 and tell the list it's ridiculous.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Nov 6, 2015 19:26:01 GMT -5 The Sandmen said:

I don't get why you think her being a Gracie has anything to do with anything. She was on the list I used to suggest fighters for the league. That's it. That is 100% the be-all, end-all. She was on the list. Go back to 2012 and tell the list it's ridiculous.

Produce the list from 2012 and I'll believe you.

[The Sandmen]

1) The first draft is here - manmma.proboards.com/thread/234/add-woman-draft. Do with that what you want. You might need to go back to 2012 to ask Team Nightmare where he picked Kyra from, as I cannot read his mind, especially nearly 4 years later. Furthermore, if you want to get technical, you can see from that page I didn't even officially require or clarify that someone had to have Pro fights at the time.

2) You don't have to believe me; facts are not religion. Belief is not a factor.

3) You weren't even a part of the site, so a) feel free to ask the members that were part of the site any questions you like, rather then presuming whatever your imagination comes up with (Bullies was here, as was Knockouts, Ferocity, Rocketmen, and Cannon). I've got nothing to hide, so do feel free to ask those who were actually around. We all know more then you, lol. b) why the fuck are you arguing with me over this? c) who gives a fuck? and d) what are you hoping to accomplish here? Are you trying to get Kyra removed? Talk to Underdogs about that; she's his fighter, and his only flyweight. If you aren't trying to accomplish anything moving forward, then again, see point b.