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Event:
WW Round 5
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hideki blocks the body kick.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hideki moves away
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Hideki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Gracie tries to clinch but Hideki moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hideki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Gracie is rocked!#T3#
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Choke Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hideki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Hideki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Hideki counters with a huge left! Gracie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hideki isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gracie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hideki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nagatsuki Hideki!
Nagatsuki Hideki thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
WW Round 4 Winners
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nerdspoof The 3rd defends it well.#TD#
Nerdspoof The 3rd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.#T1##SUB#
Nerdspoof The 3rd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nerdspoof The 3rd taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but Nerdspoof The 3rd has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Nerdspoof The 3rd is controlling the position. #T2#
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd taking a breather here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nerdspoof The 3rd slows the pace down. #T3#
Gracie tries to buck Nerdspoof The 3rd off but Nerdspoof The 3rd is having none of it.#SUB#
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Nerdspoof The 3rd has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nerdspoof The 3rd yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
WW 2022 - Rnd 3 (Winners)
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Ilmarinen shoots and misses #TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ilmarinen keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ilmarinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T1#
Ilmarinen tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ilmarinen is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie stands and throws Ilmarinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ilmarinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ilmarinen prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Ilmarinen is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ilmarinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ilmarinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilmarinen distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Ilmarinen tries to pass. #SUB#
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ilmarinen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Ilmarinen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Choke Gracie! |
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Event:
WW Round 1b
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Panda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Panda lands in his opponent's guard.
Panda postures up.
Panda cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Panda trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Panda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panda defending well though.
Gracie working Panda over with strikes.
Panda is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Panda is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Panda!
Panda working to try and regain half guard.
Panda tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.#T2#
Gracie looking to control but Panda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Panda to control.
Panda is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Panda is squirming around nicely.
Panda tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panda is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Panda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Panda is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Panda is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Panda is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Panda is looking to escape.
Panda wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Panda throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Panda tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie looking to control but Panda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Panda is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Panda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control but Panda is having none of it.
Panda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panda is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Choke Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Panda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Panda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Panda throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Panda's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Choke Gracie! |
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