Post by The Sandman on Jan 28, 2022 2:05:06 GMT -5
Jake Shields looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Royce Gracie looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jake Shields comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Royce Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaths deeply while on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jake "The Snake" Shields rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Shields tries to take advantage...
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Royce Gracie breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Jake Shields's guard...
Royce Gracie is in Jake "The Snake" Shields open guard now
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jake Shields struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Shields can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce moves on the ground
Royce Gracie moves to side mount
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jake Shields.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce goes for an armbar!
Jake Shields breaks the lock and pushes away Royce Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Jake Shields and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Royce moves backwards and Jake Shields is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jake "The Snake" Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
3:07 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Jake Shields slips out. Royce quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jake Shields slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Jake "The Snake" Shields seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice low kick from Jake "The Snake" Shields
but Royce Gracie stops it.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake "The Snake" Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Jake Shields takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields won't budge, forcing Royce to pull guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake Shields is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Jake Shields cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Shields tries to take advantage...
Jake Shields tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains full guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Royce's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake Shields pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce wraps his legs while he holds Jake Shields's head... Tight guard!
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake Shields tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jake "The Snake" Shields from the side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Jake "The Snake" Shields struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground
Jake Shields moves to side mount
Jake Shields is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields cannot take advantage in the ground
Jake Shields gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Jake Shields put Royce in half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Royce Gracie tries a kimura
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks the lock.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is countered by Royce Gracie.
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.
Jake "The Snake" Shields and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Royce is clinching with Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Royce Gracie pushes away Jake "The Snake" Shields trying to keep the fight at striking range
Jake "The Snake" Shields stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Jake Shields fires an unorthodox punch to Royce's torso
that goes wide.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
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 Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Shields's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jake Shields is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie sits high on Jake Shields's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jake "The Snake" Shields's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll out. He's too quick for Royce Gracie and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Royce and it cost him top position.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jake "The Snake" Shields Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Shields...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie sits high on Jake Shields's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jake "The Snake" Shields's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll out. He's too quick for Royce Gracie and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Royce and it cost him top position.
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
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.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Royce struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) is cheering him!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jake Shields overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Shields...
Jake Shields takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over Jake "The Snake" Shields's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jake "The Snake" Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Jake Shields shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce won't budge, forcing Jake "The Snake" Shields to pull guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Jake Shields and moves to half guard
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Jake Shields spins out and gets back to his feet.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jake "The Snake" Shields's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Royce
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Royce is clinching with Jake "The Snake" Shields.
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields is fading quickly.
Jake Shields tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce circles out and slips free of Jake Shields's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Royce Gracie and Jake "The Snake" Shields engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Royce steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Royce is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Hard blow to Jake "The Snake" Shields's mid-section, he seems hurt
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Royce spins out, but Jake Shields was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Royce is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce cartwheels towards Jake "The Snake" Shields!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Jake Shields.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake Shields launches a few punches to Royce
Royce covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. He should slow down and conserve what energy he has left.
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie burned himself out. I don't think he has any gas left in the tank.
Jake Shields tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Jake Shields spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Royce has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce takes a break to breathe while holding Jake Shields.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields has punished Royce very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Shields's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jake Shields manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Royce Gracie lost his dominant position.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Jake Shields postures up and breaks the triangle.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to improve position.
Royce adjusts and closes his guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Jake Shields's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce goes for an armbar!
Jake Shields breaks the lock and pushes away Royce Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Royce Gracie.
Nice punches.
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to move to full mount
Royce succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce suddenly holds Jake Shields's arm and tries an armbar!
Jake "The Snake" Shields can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Royce Gracie holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jake "The Snake" Shields misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jake "The Snake" Shields pulls his arm out of danger.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jake Shields didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/8 (12%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 947 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 15/17 (88%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 31/31 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 947 s
More work from both would have been better fight times, perhaps.
Royce Gracie looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jake Shields comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Royce Gracie comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaths deeply while on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jake "The Snake" Shields rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Shields tries to take advantage...
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Royce Gracie breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce struggles on the ground and tries to break Jake Shields's guard...
Royce Gracie is in Jake "The Snake" Shields open guard now
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jake Shields struggles not allowing Royce Gracie improve his position.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to pass to half guard...
Jake Shields can't prevent his opponent from passing. Royce looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Jake Shields manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie is cooling the fight on the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce moves on the ground
Royce Gracie moves to side mount
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jake Shields.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce goes for an armbar!
Jake Shields breaks the lock and pushes away Royce Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Jake Shields and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Royce moves backwards and Jake Shields is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Jake "The Snake" Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
3:07 Round 1 and Royce is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Jake Shields slips out. Royce quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jake Shields slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Royce 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.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Jake Shields jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Jake "The Snake" Shields seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice low kick from Jake "The Snake" Shields
but Royce Gracie stops it.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake "The Snake" Shields decides to launch some tentative punches
Jake Shields takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields won't budge, forcing Royce to pull guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake Shields is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Jake Shields cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Jake Shields tries to take advantage...
Jake Shields tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains full guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Royce's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake Shields pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce wraps his legs while he holds Jake Shields's head... Tight guard!
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Royce's guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake Shields tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Jake Shields passes momentarily but Royce Gracie regains 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Royce Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to escape from closed guard...
Royce struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jake "The Snake" Shields from the side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Jake "The Snake" Shields struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground
Jake Shields moves to side mount
Jake Shields is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Jake Shields in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields cannot take advantage in the ground
Jake Shields gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce tries to close his guard around Jake "The Snake" Shields
He is not able to do it
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Jake Shields put Royce in half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to pass Jake Shields's guard...
Royce Gracie manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Jake Shields manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Royce Gracie tries a kimura
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks the lock.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Jake Shields is in half guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is countered by Royce Gracie.
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.
Jake "The Snake" Shields and Royce circle around the center of the cage.
Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Royce is clinching with Jake "The Snake" Shields.
Royce Gracie pushes away Jake "The Snake" Shields trying to keep the fight at striking range
Jake "The Snake" Shields stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
Royce Gracie takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Jake Shields fires an unorthodox punch to Royce's torso
that goes wide.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Jake Shields is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
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 Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Shields's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jake Shields is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields pushes Royce Gracie forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie sits high on Jake Shields's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jake "The Snake" Shields's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll out. He's too quick for Royce Gracie and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Royce and it cost him top position.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jake "The Snake" Shields Hyper-extended his left arm
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Shields...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie sits high on Jake Shields's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jake "The Snake" Shields's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll out. He's too quick for Royce Gracie and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Royce and it cost him top position.
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jake "The Snake" Shields is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
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.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Jake Shields's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Royce struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) is cheering him!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nice beating Royce Gracie has received.
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jake Shields overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Royce pulls his arm out of danger.
Jake "The Snake" Shields clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to show some ground skills
Royce uses his strength to keep Royce at a disadvantage
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce Gracie looks to mount Jake Shields...
Jake Shields takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over Jake "The Snake" Shields's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jake "The Snake" Shields fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Royce sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Jake Shields shoots for a double leg takedown!
Royce Gracie sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jake Shields tries to bring the fight to the ground
Royce won't budge, forcing Jake "The Snake" Shields to pull guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce is in closed guard... Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Jake Shields and moves to half guard
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Jake Shields spins out and gets back to his feet.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Jake Shields to fight back!
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jake "The Snake" Shields's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Royce
Royce Gracie goes for an americana!
Jake "The Snake" Shields breaks free.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Royce is clinching with Jake "The Snake" Shields.
The fighters are clinching.
Jake Shields is fading quickly.
Jake Shields tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Royce circles out and slips free of Jake Shields's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Royce Gracie and Jake "The Snake" Shields engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Royce steps backwards away from Jake Shields. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Royce is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Jake Shields attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jake "The Snake" Shields goes down.
Hard blow to Jake "The Snake" Shields's mid-section, he seems hurt
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake Shields gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Royce spins out, but Jake Shields was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Royce is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce cartwheels towards Jake "The Snake" Shields!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Jake Shields.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Jake Shields fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Royce Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Royce Gracie hooks Jake "The Snake" Shields's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Jake Shields manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Jake Shields launches a few punches to Royce
Royce covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. He should slow down and conserve what energy he has left.
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie burned himself out. I don't think he has any gas left in the tank.
Jake Shields tries to turn away and scramble out. Royce Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Jake Shields spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Royce has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce takes a break to breathe while holding Jake Shields.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Royce is holding Jake Shields's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jake Shields loses balance and goes to the ground.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Jake Shields
Jake Shields has punished Royce very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Royce Gracie isolates Jake Shields's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jake Shields manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Royce Gracie lost his dominant position.
Jake Shields is in open guard over Royce
Royce Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Jake Shields postures up and breaks the triangle.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is trying to counter now!
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to improve position.
Royce adjusts and closes his guard.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce leans and gets Jake Shields's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jake Shields!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Royce goes for an armbar!
Jake Shields breaks the lock and pushes away Royce Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Royce Gracie.
Nice punches.
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Jake "The Snake" Shields is holding Royce Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Royce Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Jake Shields
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jake "The Snake" Shields is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce Gracie tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jake "The Snake" Shields is able to break the lock.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
Royce Gracie is in open guard over Jake "The Snake" Shields
Royce tries to move to full mount
Royce succeeds
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Jake Shields
Jake "The Snake" Shields is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Jake Shields down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce suddenly holds Jake Shields's arm and tries an armbar!
Jake "The Snake" Shields can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Jake Shields is in closed guard over Royce
Jake "The Snake" Shields use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Royce Gracie holds Jake Shields and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jake "The Snake" Shields misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jake "The Snake" Shields pulls his arm out of danger.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jake Shields didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Jake Shields
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/8 (12%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 947 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 15/17 (88%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 31/31 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 947 s
More work from both would have been better fight times, perhaps.
