Renzo Gracie Submits Maurice Smith in 50 Seconds
Renzo Gracie and Maurice Smith meet in a no-gi vale tudo fight in Japan, 1999. Smith shoots a double-leg at 0:10, drives Renzo back, gets the takedown. Lands right in Renzo's guard. That's the last good thing Smith does.
Renzo traps the right arm the second they hit the mat. Left leg swings over Smith's shoulder, triangle locked in before Smith even settles his weight. He's 21kg heavier. Doesn't matter. And Renzo starts throwing punches from the bottom, using the open ruleset, keeping Smith pinned and rattled.
Smith can't posture up. Can't stack. Renzo breaks him down, controls that trapped right arm, and starts extending his hips. The triangle is squeezing. The arm is going straighter. Smith's defense is running out of options fast.
Can a former UFC heavyweight champion survive Renzo's armbar from the bottom? Or does this end before the crowd realizes what happened?
Renzo traps the right arm the second they hit the mat. Left leg swings over Smith's shoulder, triangle locked in before Smith even settles his weight. He's 21kg heavier. Doesn't matter. And Renzo starts throwing punches from the bottom, using the open ruleset, keeping Smith pinned and rattled.
Smith can't posture up. Can't stack. Renzo breaks him down, controls that trapped right arm, and starts extending his hips. The triangle is squeezing. The arm is going straighter. Smith's defense is running out of options fast.
Can a former UFC heavyweight champion survive Renzo's armbar from the bottom? Or does this end before the crowd realizes what happened?
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