Post by The Sandman on Dec 16, 2021 5:46:29 GMT -5
This is one of the fights I am most looking forward to on this card. Curiosity-fight. LETS GO!
Royce Gracie shifts back and forth nervously.
Rory MacDonald looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Red Rory is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Royce Gracie comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Royce and The Red Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The Red Rory studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Red Rory is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
As the fight continues it seems that Rory MacDonald is taking the best of the fight.
Rory MacDonald pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce rolls and he's now on half guard over Rory MacDonald. Nice reversal.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Red Rory
Royce Gracie isolates Rory MacDonald's left arm looking for an armbar...
Rory MacDonald manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Royce Gracie lost his dominant position.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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.
Royce decides to launch some tentative punches
Rory MacDonald takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
2:21 Round 1 and The Red Rory is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Red Rory fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Red Rory jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Rory MacDonald is able to get half guard here.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Rory MacDonald breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Rory MacDonald tries to free his leg
Rory MacDonald uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Rory MacDonald's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Red Rory
Royce tries to get a side mount...
The Red Rory wraps his leg around Royce Gracie leg and prevents him from moving.
Royce misses a step and Rory MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Royce is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rory MacDonald sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce is holding Rory MacDonald's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rory MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Red Rory pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald looks to posture up and open Royce Gracie's guard...
Rory MacDonald forces Royce Gracie to open his guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
The Red Rory tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
The Red Rory blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory catch Royce Gracie's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Royce Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rory MacDonald rolls Royce Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Rory MacDonald slides his arm under Royce Gracie's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
Royce Gracie pushes up and slides Rory MacDonald's arm over his chin.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Red Rory tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
John McCarthy breaks Rory MacDonald's lock! This is over! Royce didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (RNC) at 3:22 Round 2
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 408 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 408 s
Huge feather-in-the-cap win for The Red Rory! Ohhhhhh Canadaaaaaaaaaaaa. Also, the murder rate in Brazil is less than ideal (I guess the better wording is "MORE than ideal, but you get the idea). Anyways, you guys should work on that. I'm looking at you, ROYCE GRACIE!!!
Royce Gracie shifts back and forth nervously.
Rory MacDonald looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Red Rory is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Royce Gracie comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
=========================================
Royce and The Red Rory move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The Red Rory studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The Red Rory is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
As the fight continues it seems that Rory MacDonald is taking the best of the fight.
Rory MacDonald pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce rolls and he's now on half guard over Rory MacDonald. Nice reversal.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Red Rory
Royce Gracie isolates Rory MacDonald's left arm looking for an armbar...
Rory MacDonald manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Royce Gracie lost his dominant position.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Royce looks to be in very good shape.
Royce tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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.
Royce decides to launch some tentative punches
Rory MacDonald takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
2:21 Round 1 and The Red Rory is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Red Rory fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald pushes Royce Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Red Rory jumps and tries to free his leg! Royce doesn't allow this but Rory MacDonald is able to get half guard here.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Rory MacDonald breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Rory MacDonald tries to free his leg
Rory MacDonald uses some of his skill by jumping out of Royce's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Rory MacDonald's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Red Rory
Royce tries to get a side mount...
The Red Rory wraps his leg around Royce Gracie leg and prevents him from moving.
Royce misses a step and Rory MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Royce is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rory MacDonald sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Royce is holding Rory MacDonald's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rory MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Red Rory pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald looks to posture up and open Royce Gracie's guard...
Rory MacDonald forces Royce Gracie to open his guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Royce
The Red Rory tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Royce reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
The Red Rory blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Royce
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory catch Royce Gracie's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Royce Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Royce Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Royce Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Royce Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rory MacDonald rolls Royce Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Rory MacDonald slides his arm under Royce Gracie's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
Royce Gracie pushes up and slides Rory MacDonald's arm over his chin.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Royce
Royce has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Royce control.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Red Rory tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Royce's eyes...
John McCarthy breaks Rory MacDonald's lock! This is over! Royce didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (RNC) at 3:22 Round 2
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 408 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 408 s
Huge feather-in-the-cap win for The Red Rory! Ohhhhhh Canadaaaaaaaaaaaa. Also, the murder rate in Brazil is less than ideal (I guess the better wording is "MORE than ideal, but you get the idea). Anyways, you guys should work on that. I'm looking at you, ROYCE GRACIE!!!
