Keith Jardine vs Roger Gracie

by Dr. Octagon, J.D.

Keith Jardine is a striker and Roger Gracie’s last name is Gracie, so you know what his game is going to be. Gracie’s striking is garbage, but he’s so slick on the ground that it doesn't really matter. Even among Gracies, he’s considered a great BJJ player. Gracie is also 6'4", which is ridiculously tall at this weight class. But Jardine is a big middleweight as well. Both these guys cut a ton of weight. Live updates after the jump:[[MORE]]

Round 1: Jardine swarms and Gracie ties him up.  Gracie works the trip and Jardine is on his back. Gracie has four minutes to work. Gracie is working to get his leg out. Roger looking to pass, but Jardine is defending pretty well so far. Jardine is looking to sit up against the cage and is able to, but Gracie is already going for another trip. Jardine is back on the ground. Roger flattens Jardine out and is punching him in the face. Gracie gets the full mount with a minute left to work.

Punches from the Brazilian, he pulls Jardine away from the cage. Roger thought about an armbar, but let it go. Roger with some big elbows and Jardine is busted open as the round ends.

Round 2: Push kick from Gracie. Jardine swarms. Gracie takes him down. Four minutes for Gracie to work on Jardine.   Gracie popped Jardine a few times and there is blood pooling on the ground. Gracie has Jardine’s back and is working for a choke. Jardine is bleeding all over the place. Ghastly. Gracie has a tight body triangle on the back with two minutes left to work on the bleeding Jardine.

Gracie has a choke in, but it is too high on the chin. The crowd is booing. Roger lets the body triangle go with his leg; he has a full mount and is going for an arm triangle. He lets it go and is unloading on Jardine with more elbows as the round ends.

Round 3: Jardine lands a nice right to the body. Jardine needs to get moving. Jardine misses with a right. Jardine needs to push the action. Jardine throwing uppercuts as Gracie tries to get a hold of him. Jardine lands a left. Roger locks Jardine up and lands a knee in the clinch. Two minutes left. Jardine needs a knockout. Jardine with a left hook. Gracie gets a hold of Jardine and lands a knee. Jardine seems content to let the clock run out and isn’t pushing the action. Roger lands a nice left. Jardine swarms, but doesn’t land anything.

10-9 Jardine I guess, but that round stunk. 

29-28 Roger on my card.

Judges score it 29-27, 30-27, and 30-26 for Gracie. Two judges gave Roger a 10-8 round.  I didn’t think any of those rounds were good enough to warrant that. There was a lot of blood, but he didn’t land enough shots.