Post by The Sandmen on Nov 29, 2015 19:19:17 GMT -5
Leslie Smith looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Kyra Gracie raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kyra Gracie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Smith into her guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith breaks the closed guard of Kyra Gracie and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie attempts to trap Leslie Smith in her guard.
Kyra Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith tries to move to full mount
Smith succeeds
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
As the fight continues it seems that Kyra Gracie is taking the best of the fight.
Kyra Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gracie struggles and frees her leg!
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to pass Kyra Gracie's guard...
Leslie Smith passes momentarily but Kyra Gracie sees and opening and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from the closed guard
Smith succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kyra Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith 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...
Gracie tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith hovers above Gracie
Kyra Gracie stops her from throwing strikes.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Gracie is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kyra Gracie sits up and gets an arm around Smith's neck!
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie back to the ground.
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Smith is countered by Kyra Gracie.
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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Gracie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Smith launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gracie stops that one with her ribs!
Gracie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Leslie Smith was tooling Kyra Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kyra Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Solid jabs from Leslie Smith.
Nice punches.
Some nice shots from Leslie Smith
miss their mark.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and counters with a solid straight!
Smith launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gracie stops that one with her ribs!
Gracie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Leslie Smith tries a hook to the body
and hits Gracie's ribs hard
Smith launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gracie.
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Kyra Gracie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 2
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Leslie Smith throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Gracie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kyra Gracie
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gracie's side.
Hard blow to Gracie's mid-section, she seems hurt
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie tries to jump to side mount.
Leslie Smith closed her guard around Kyra Gracie.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Gracie slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Leslie Smith.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Leslie Smith tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
1:44 Round 2 and Smith is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Leslie Smith tries to open Gracie's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Leslie Smith. Gracie is unable to cover himself now!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Terrible one sided match... Gracie was not ready to fight a fighter of Leslie Smith caliber.
Kyra Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kyra Gracie. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Kyra Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Leslie Smith is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A right hand from Leslie Smith
surprises Gracie!
Leslie Smith moves forward looking for some grappling action
Smith has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Gracie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Gracie forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Gracie trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gracie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Leslie Smith
Gracie is trying to counter now!
Kyra Gracie locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Leslie Smith brings Kyra Gracie down to the ground and pulls her head out.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Leslie Smith for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Gracie time to recover. Kyra Gracie seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kyra Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gracie is able to break the lock.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Gracie launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Smith's ribs.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Gracie pushes Leslie Smith forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover her face,
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Kyra Gracie moves to half guard.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Smith tries to get a side mount...
Gracie wraps her leg around Leslie Smith leg and prevents her from moving.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Smith, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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Kyra Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Leslie Smith is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gracie into her guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie struggles on the ground and tries to break Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie is in Smith open guard now
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie is in open guard over Smith... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Smith rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kyra 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Gracie and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Kyra Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Kyra Gracie catches Leslie Smith's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Gracie.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to show some ground skills
Gracie uses her strength to keep Gracie at a disadvantage
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Kyra Gracie looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kyra Gracie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith works on the ground with her fingers over Gracie's face
Gracie shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Kyra Gracie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie catch Leslie Smith's right arm and tries a kimura
Leslie Smith holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Leslie Smith tries to roll on the ground...
Gracie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kyra Gracie controls the situation despite Leslie Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Leslie Smith tries to roll to her side and trap Kyra Gracie in her guard...
Kyra Gracie rolls her over and takes her back!
Gracie is in rear mount over Smith
Kyra Gracie slides her arm under Leslie Smith's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Leslie Smith pushes up and slides Kyra Gracie's arm over her chin.
Gracie is in rear mount over Smith
Smith has Gracie 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.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie forward against her back and breaks the lock!
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.
Smith looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Kyra Gracie's punches
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's chin with an uppercut while Gracie lands some great crosses.
Smith goes to the body...
She punishes Gracie's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Gracie is holding Leslie Smith's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kyra Gracie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Gracie shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith 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 open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Gracie
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Gracie
Smith tries to get a hook in!
Gracie rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gracie has Smith 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.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie attempts to trap Leslie Smith in her guard.
Kyra Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from closed guard...
Gracie waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Leslie Smith! She is reversed and nor Kyra Gracie is on half guard!
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Kyra Gracie in closed guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kyra Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Gracie tries to open up Leslie Smith's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Kyra Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Smith!
Nice move by Gracie who clinches and pushes Smith against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Smith is launching some bone breaking punches to Gracie's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Kyra Gracie's eyes.
Kyra Gracie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith takes a break to breathe while holding Kyra Gracie.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shovel hook by Leslie Smith
goes nowhere.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Gracie launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Gracie!
Kyra Gracie is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Smith and pushes her away!
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Deep breaths from Leslie Smith who tries a hammer punch to Gracie's ribs.
Gracie blocks those punches
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie moves on the ground
Kyra Gracie moves to side mount
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Leslie Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Smith tries an armbar from the bottom!
Kyra Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Kyra Gracie tries to pass Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gracie blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Kyra Gracie in closed guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie tries to escape from closed guard...
Gracie struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 5
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kyra Gracie tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Kyra Gracie who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kyra Gracie's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Smith is throwing a flurry of punches!
Gracie ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyra Gracie to fight back!
Kyra Gracie fires an unorthodox punch to Smith's torso
that hits its mark.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Leslie Smith!
Gracie ducks under...
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Smith launches a hook to the body
Kyra Gracie moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Smith is holding Kyra Gracie's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Gracie blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Tremendous strikes from Gracie!
Some big punches are landing!
Smith showing excellent timing, blasts Kyra Gracie with a right hand.
Gracie steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyra Gracie to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kyra Gracie!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gracie.
Leslie Smith tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gracie won't budge, forcing Smith to pull guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie tries to pass Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gracie tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Leslie Smith manages to switch to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn into her oponent...
Gracie is locking that Banana Split...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Kyra Gracie tries to sprawl back but she is too slow. Smith scrammbles out and gets back to her feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Leslie Smith can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gracie looks to work from half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith works on the ground with her fingers over Gracie's face
Gracie shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gracie pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Smith from the side mount!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn in and scramble out. Kyra Gracie timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Smith struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Smith struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Leslie Smith slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from the closed guard
Leslie Smith any adventage in the ground.
Gracie is trying to counter now!
Gracie tries an armbar from the bottom!
Leslie Smith breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Gracie tries to show some ground skills
Kyra Gracie put Smith in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Leslie Smith, but it's close.
Winner is Leslie Smith by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 18/41 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/24 (42%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 874 s
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 874 s
An interesting one. Kyra was always a lot closer to finishing this fight then Smith was, but Smith did much, much more damage. Smith needs toughness? Kyra needs offence? Unsure, but man...
Kyra Gracie raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Leslie Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kyra Gracie jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kyra Gracie is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Smith into her guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Smith breaks the closed guard of Kyra Gracie and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie attempts to trap Leslie Smith in her guard.
Kyra Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Smith tries to move to full mount
Smith succeeds
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
As the fight continues it seems that Kyra Gracie is taking the best of the fight.
Kyra Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gracie struggles and frees her leg!
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to pass Kyra Gracie's guard...
Leslie Smith passes momentarily but Kyra Gracie sees and opening and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from the closed guard
Smith succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kyra Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith 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...
Gracie tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith hovers above Gracie
Kyra Gracie stops her from throwing strikes.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Gracie is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kyra Gracie sits up and gets an arm around Smith's neck!
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie back to the ground.
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Smith launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Smith is countered by Kyra Gracie.
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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Gracie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Smith launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gracie stops that one with her ribs!
Gracie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Leslie Smith was tooling Kyra Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kyra Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Solid jabs from Leslie Smith.
Nice punches.
Some nice shots from Leslie Smith
miss their mark.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and counters with a solid straight!
Smith launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gracie stops that one with her ribs!
Gracie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Leslie Smith tries a hook to the body
and hits Gracie's ribs hard
Smith launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gracie.
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Kyra Gracie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 2
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Leslie Smith throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Gracie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kyra Gracie
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gracie's side.
Hard blow to Gracie's mid-section, she seems hurt
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie tries to jump to side mount.
Leslie Smith closed her guard around Kyra Gracie.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Gracie slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Leslie Smith.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Leslie Smith tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
1:44 Round 2 and Smith is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Leslie Smith tries to open Gracie's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Leslie Smith. Gracie is unable to cover himself now!
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Terrible one sided match... Gracie was not ready to fight a fighter of Leslie Smith caliber.
Kyra Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kyra Gracie. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Kyra Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Leslie Smith is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A right hand from Leslie Smith
surprises Gracie!
Leslie Smith moves forward looking for some grappling action
Smith has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Gracie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Leslie Smith embrace and tries to move away...
Leslie Smith pushes Gracie forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Leslie Smith pushes away Gracie trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gracie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Leslie Smith
Gracie is trying to counter now!
Kyra Gracie locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Leslie Smith brings Kyra Gracie down to the ground and pulls her head out.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Leslie Smith for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Gracie time to recover. Kyra Gracie seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith and Gracie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kyra Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Smith grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Leslie Smith
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Leslie Smith tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gracie is able to break the lock.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Gracie launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Smith's ribs.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Smith shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Gracie pushes Leslie Smith forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie launches a few punches to Smith's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Smith tries to cover her face,
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Kyra Gracie moves to half guard.
Leslie Smith is in half guard over Gracie
Smith tries to get a side mount...
Gracie wraps her leg around Leslie Smith leg and prevents her from moving.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Smith, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 3
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Kyra Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Leslie Smith is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gracie into her guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie struggles on the ground and tries to break Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie is in Smith open guard now
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie is in open guard over Smith... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Smith rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kyra 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Gracie and Smith circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Kyra Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Kyra Gracie catches Leslie Smith's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Gracie.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering her!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to show some ground skills
Gracie uses her strength to keep Gracie at a disadvantage
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Kyra Gracie looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kyra Gracie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith works on the ground with her fingers over Gracie's face
Gracie shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Kyra Gracie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie catch Leslie Smith's right arm and tries a kimura
Leslie Smith holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Leslie Smith tries to roll on the ground...
Gracie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kyra Gracie controls the situation despite Leslie Smith efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kyra Gracie is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Kyra Gracie uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Leslie Smith tries to roll to her side and trap Kyra Gracie in her guard...
Kyra Gracie rolls her over and takes her back!
Gracie is in rear mount over Smith
Kyra Gracie slides her arm under Leslie Smith's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Leslie Smith pushes up and slides Kyra Gracie's arm over her chin.
Gracie is in rear mount over Smith
Smith has Gracie 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.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Gracie shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Smith pushes Kyra Gracie forward against her back and breaks the lock!
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.
Smith looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Kyra Gracie's punches
Smith measures the resilience of Gracie's chin with an uppercut while Gracie lands some great crosses.
Smith goes to the body...
She punishes Gracie's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Smith and Gracie circle around the center of the cage.
Gracie is holding Leslie Smith's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kyra Gracie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Gracie shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith 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 open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close her guard around Gracie
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie tries to roll to her side and trap Leslie Smith in her guard...
Leslie Smith rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Smith is in rear mount over Gracie
Smith tries to get a hook in!
Gracie rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gracie has Smith 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.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie attempts to trap Leslie Smith in her guard.
Kyra Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from closed guard...
Gracie waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Leslie Smith! She is reversed and nor Kyra Gracie is on half guard!
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Kyra Gracie in closed guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Kyra Gracie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kyra Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Gracie tries to open up Leslie Smith's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Kyra Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Smith!
Nice move by Gracie who clinches and pushes Smith against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Smith is launching some bone breaking punches to Gracie's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Kyra Gracie's eyes.
Kyra Gracie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith takes a break to breathe while holding Kyra Gracie.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shovel hook by Leslie Smith
goes nowhere.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Gracie launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Leslie Smith fakes a punch and launches himself over Gracie!
Kyra Gracie is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Smith and pushes her away!
Gracie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gracie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Deep breaths from Leslie Smith who tries a hammer punch to Gracie's ribs.
Gracie blocks those punches
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Gracie moves on the ground
Kyra Gracie moves to side mount
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Leslie Smith manages to switch to full guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Smith tries an armbar from the bottom!
Kyra Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Kyra Gracie tries to pass Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gracie blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Kyra Gracie in closed guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Gracie tries to escape from closed guard...
Gracie struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Gracie misses a step and Leslie Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Leslie Smith.
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Round 5
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kyra Gracie tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Kyra Gracie who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Kyra Gracie's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Smith is throwing a flurry of punches!
Gracie ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyra Gracie to fight back!
Kyra Gracie fires an unorthodox punch to Smith's torso
that hits its mark.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Leslie Smith!
Gracie ducks under...
Smith steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Smith launches a hook to the body
Kyra Gracie moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Smith is holding Kyra Gracie's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Tremendous strikes from Smith!
Gracie blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Tremendous strikes from Gracie!
Some big punches are landing!
Smith showing excellent timing, blasts Kyra Gracie with a right hand.
Gracie steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Kyra Gracie to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kyra Gracie!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gracie.
Leslie Smith tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gracie won't budge, forcing Smith to pull guard.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie tries to pass Leslie Smith's guard...
Kyra Gracie manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to move to full guard
Kyra Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Leslie Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Smith misses a step and Kyra Gracie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gracie tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Kyra Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith attempts to trap Kyra Gracie in her guard.
Leslie Smith manages to switch to half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn into her oponent...
Gracie is locking that Banana Split...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Kyra Gracie tries to sprawl back but she is too slow. Smith scrammbles out and gets back to her feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Leslie Smith takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Kyra Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Smith
Kyra Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Leslie Smith can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gracie looks to work from half guard.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Smith works on the ground with her fingers over Gracie's face
Gracie shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in half guard over Smith
Leslie Smith overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gracie pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Smith from the side mount!
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kyra Gracie isolates Leslie Smith's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Leslie Smith is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kyra Gracie is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to turn in and scramble out. Kyra Gracie timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Smith struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Smith struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Smith's eyes...
Leslie Smith slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Gracie
Gracie tries to close her guard around Smith
She succeeds!
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Gracie
Smith tries to escape from the closed guard
Leslie Smith any adventage in the ground.
Gracie is trying to counter now!
Gracie tries an armbar from the bottom!
Leslie Smith breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Gracie tries to show some ground skills
Kyra Gracie put Smith in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Leslie Smith, but it's close.
Winner is Leslie Smith by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 18/41 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 10/24 (42%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 874 s
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 874 s
An interesting one. Kyra was always a lot closer to finishing this fight then Smith was, but Smith did much, much more damage. Smith needs toughness? Kyra needs offence? Unsure, but man...