Gracie vs. Gaethje

Royce Gracie is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Justin Gaethje looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Justin Gaethje today.
Justin Gaethje comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.


Royce is holding Justin Gaethje's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.


Royce Gracie is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Royce Gracie isolates Justin Gaethje's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Royce Gracie appears to be unbreakable
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Gaethje struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Gaethje's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Herb Dean breaks Royce Gracie's lock! This is over! Gaethje didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!

Winner is Royce Gracie by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 0:24 Round 1

Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 8 s

Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 8 s

Wow. Excellent performance from the submission grand-master.