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  2. Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie - Wikipedia

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    The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, [1] seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, [2] while Kimura himself was coming from a career in ...

  3. Masahiko Kimura - Wikipedia

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    However, Helio Gracie was able to perform ukemi thanks to the soft mat used in competitions, so Kimura could not subdue him by throwing alone. The judoka started planning a way to win between throw and throw, and at the second round he took the fight to the ground, pinning Gracie with kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.

  4. Gracie Challenge - Wikipedia

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    Kimura would go on to defeat Hélio in 14 minutes. [6] Kimura broke Hélio's arm during the match with a reverse ude-garami after applying a number of submissions. [4] According to Kimura in his book My Judo, he thought of Hélio Gracie to be a 6th dan judoka at the time of his fight with him in 1951. [7]

  5. Georges Mehdi - Wikipedia

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    In 1951, Mehdi was a witness to the Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie fight and Helio's subsequent hospitalization, [12] He stated that, unlike what the Gracie side claimed, Kimura was no giant, but about 5'6 and 185 lbs. [13] Additionally he believed the fight was worked or choreographed to a point, with Kimura intentionally allowing Hélio to ...

  6. Hélio Gracie - Wikipedia

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    The fight took place in the undercard of a "jiu-jitsu vs. boxing" event on January 16, 1932, which saw judoka Geo Omori defeating boxer Tavares Crespo. Gracie won his fight by submission in a short time, [15] probably an armlock in 40 seconds. [2] Portugal is sometimes incorrectly billed as a boxing champion. [16]

  7. Judo in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    In 1951, Kimura defeated Gracie in a submission judo match held in Brazil. [1] During the fight, Kimura threw Gracie repeatedly but Hélio was undeterred. [2] Unable to subdue Gracie solely by throwing, the fight proceeded into groundwork. Kimura maintained dominance in the ground fighting portion, eventually positioning himself to apply a ...

  8. Cub Swanson and Kron Gracie take Fight of the Night ... - AOL

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    Cub Swanson was walking a thin line heading into UFC on ESPN+ 19 on Saturday in Tampa, Fla, but he exited the cage walking on a cloud.Entering his fight with previously undefeated Kron Gracie on ...

  9. Royce Gracie - Wikipedia

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    Gracie returned to PRIDE in 2002 to fight Japanese gold-medalist judoka Hidehiko Yoshida in a special "judo vs. Brazilian jiu-jitsu" special rules match, billed as a "rematch" of Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, which had happened 50 years earlier. The rules were that the fight would be contested in two 10-minute rounds and would be declared ...

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