Post by The Sandman on Apr 18, 2023 2:07:57 GMT -5
Royce Gracie raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Douglas Lima doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Royce Gracie today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Lima Bean decides to launch some tentative punches
Royce Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tremendous strikes from The Lima Bean!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The Lima Bean grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Douglas Lima
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Douglas Lima is in open guard over Royce
The Lima Bean positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Royce's being punished here!
Douglas Lima is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Douglas Lima cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Douglas Lima in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Douglas Lima is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Douglas Lima is in closed guard over Royce
The Lima Bean tries to escape from the closed guard
Douglas Lima any adventage in the ground.
Douglas Lima is in closed guard over Royce
Douglas Lima tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Douglas Lima manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Douglas Lima is in half guard over Royce
Douglas Lima tries to free his leg
Douglas Lima uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
The Lima Bean uses his strength to keep The Lima Bean at a disadvantage
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Douglas Lima to fight back!
Douglas Lima tries to open Royce's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Douglas Lima. Royce is unable to cover himself now!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Lima Bean shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Royce pushes Douglas Lima forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
The Lima Bean leans and gets Royce Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Douglas Lima to fight back!
Douglas Lima overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce is in closed guard... The Lima Bean tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Douglas Lima is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Douglas Lima takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Douglas Lima gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The Lima Bean knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Marc Goddard 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.
Royce steps backwards away from Douglas Lima. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Douglas Lima didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Royce is in open guard over The Lima Bean... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Lima Bean rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Royce 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 Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Douglas Lima is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Douglas Lima's guard...
Royce Gracie is in The Lima Bean open guard now
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Douglas Lima slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Royce Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
The Lima Bean tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
Douglas Lima attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Douglas Lima manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Douglas Lima overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Douglas Lima against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce jumps and tries to free his leg! The Lima Bean doesn't allow this but Royce Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Lima Bean
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
That Americana from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
The Lima Bean struggles to free himself
Royce is locking that Americana...
The Lima Bean breaks free.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Lima Bean
Royce tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Lima Bean from the side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
That Americana from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
He locks it in! Douglas Lima is forced to tap!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Americana) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Douglas Lima
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Absolutely fucking destructive.
Douglas Lima doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Royce Gracie today.
Royce Gracie comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Lima Bean decides to launch some tentative punches
Royce Gracie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tremendous strikes from The Lima Bean!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The Lima Bean grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Douglas Lima
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Douglas Lima is in open guard over Royce
The Lima Bean positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Royce's being punished here!
Douglas Lima is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Douglas Lima cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Douglas Lima in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Douglas Lima is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
Douglas Lima is in closed guard over Royce
The Lima Bean tries to escape from the closed guard
Douglas Lima any adventage in the ground.
Douglas Lima is in closed guard over Royce
Douglas Lima tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Douglas Lima manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Douglas Lima is in half guard over Royce
Douglas Lima tries to free his leg
Douglas Lima uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
The Lima Bean uses his strength to keep The Lima Bean at a disadvantage
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Douglas Lima to fight back!
Douglas Lima tries to open Royce's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Douglas Lima. Royce is unable to cover himself now!
Douglas Lima is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Lima Bean shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Royce pushes Douglas Lima forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
The Lima Bean leans and gets Royce Gracie's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Douglas Lima to fight back!
Douglas Lima overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce is in closed guard... The Lima Bean tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Douglas Lima is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Douglas Lima takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Douglas Lima gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
The Lima Bean knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Marc Goddard 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.
Royce steps backwards away from Douglas Lima. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Douglas Lima didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Royce is in open guard over The Lima Bean... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The Lima Bean rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Royce 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 Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Douglas Lima is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Lima Bean
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Douglas Lima's guard...
Royce Gracie is in The Lima Bean open guard now
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Douglas Lima slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Royce Gracie cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
The Lima Bean tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
Douglas Lima attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Douglas Lima manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Lima Bean
Douglas Lima overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie pushes Douglas Lima against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Royce jumps and tries to free his leg! The Lima Bean doesn't allow this but Royce Gracie is able to get half guard here.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Lima Bean
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
That Americana from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
The Lima Bean struggles to free himself
Royce is locking that Americana...
The Lima Bean breaks free.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Lima Bean
Royce tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Lima Bean from the side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Douglas Lima
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
That Americana from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in The Lima Bean's eyes...
He locks it in! Douglas Lima is forced to tap!
Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Americana) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Douglas Lima
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Absolutely fucking destructive.
