Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn (Gracie Breakdown w/ CM Punk)

[@lees9062]

CM Punk seems like a really down to earth guy. I respect the humble learner. I'd love to train with these guys.

[@okohiaj]

why the fuck is the ACTUAL fight video not available ANYWHERE

[@Triple070007]

+PestMusicNZ sign up for a free UFC Fight Pass trial, it's on there

[@hatakekakashi1466]

its not for free!

[@Suhmdood]

It’s my life long dream to come and learn at the Gracie academy.

[@boostjunkie2320]

I'm not a fan of wwe but I watched a biography on CM Punk and he is a very real, down to Earth dedicated smart guy with a good head on his shoulders. I wish him well in whatever he does.

[@rjkilla84]

+Steven Marzullo if he was down to earth we'd know his real name.

[@boostjunkie2320]

Ryan Murray What are you crying about?

[@boostjunkie2320]

dbag0584 Bitch do we have a problem?

[@boostjunkie2320]

dbag0584 lmao

[@ethanquirk28]

"If he was so down to earth why don't we know his name" it's Phil Brookes, Rener calls him Phil in videos, he announces himself a cm punk because that's people would know him by so it would avoid confusion.

[@jimreily7538]

I know Punk didn't do great in MMA, but fair play to him. He stepped in the ring. Remember what Teddy Roosevelt said. _"It is better to try great things, even at the risk of failure, than to know neither victory nor defeat."_

[@Texanturnbuckle]

Love the Gracie breakdowns, but I want to start seeing some breakdowns of matches the Gracies had trouble in. Like when the Gracies fought Sakuraba. They never talk about those fights. A breakdown of the Royler, Renzo or first Royce fight would be great. I think Sakuraba fought like 4 gracies and i know he was the first person to stop Royce, and Royler. A breakdown of those classic fights would be epic

[@MyZ001]

EXACTLY!

[@matsutendai]

Plus the breakdown assumes Royce could have defended Severn’s punches. Technique is only going to stop so much and the strength differential was immense. Severn stated he simply did not have it in him to punch Royce and so he eventually ended up losing

[@MikeMendozaBBQ]

Very cool vid breaking down a classic fight,i hope there's more to come

[@AirLancer]

CM Punk might've gotten destroyed in his UFC fight, but he was laughing all the way to the bank...

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

Still a little bitch.

[@wombwrecker9048]

Lmfao keyboard warrior.

[@8xnnr]

He made more in wwe

[@Daniel-ol8ou]

Let’s be honest he was crying to the bank. He got paid sure but his ego got bruised

[@jimreily7538]

He stepped in the ring. Remember what Teddy Roosevelt said. "Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." "It is better to try great things, even at the risk of failure, than to know neither victory nor defeat."

[@fatalcheckmate187]

I love when you break down the classic fights : )

[@kaguth]

Such a cool moment in MMA. I remember watching it live on PPV thinking "this is boring" then all the sudden Dan taps. It was crazy.

[@Harry0Harris0RC]

That fight Royce Gracie vs Dan Severn was the best fight i have ever seen ever!!!..

[@ProZach9991]

Severn said he actually tapped from the arm, not from the choke. Rener was correct, Severn's arm wasn't pulled across. It was trapped on the side. When the Beast tried to pull out, Royce pushed his hips forward, hyperextending Severn's trapped arm. An absolutely epic moment in the evolution of martial arts.

[@zamasu_777]

best of luck in the UFC punk

[@jinoy5002]

bardock123 luck's for losers Joe!

[@annaswahyu9188]

ooowh luck for loser everyone

[@Paranoidpedantic]

He didn't do to well

[@cthaun]

I remember watching the first four UFCs back in the 90s. I watched through the lens of someone who had earned meager green belts in judo, classical jujitsu, and hapkido. Royce was indubitably very impressive in all his fights in the first four UFCs. But part of me wondered if it was like playing rock-paper-scissors game when only Royce knew about paper and everyone else only knew about rock. The moment Dan tapped was the moment where I became a believer that GJJ was truly something special.

[@Parallaxus]

Fortunately, my dad bought it on PPV if I remember correctly. I was in high school, my junior year. My dad recorded it, thankfully, as this was another situation you hear about where the person who sees it is eye-bulging, mouth gaping shocked, and goes and tells all his friends to come over and watch this amazing inexplicable thing that happened.

[@Kidgloves1984]

I am brazilian from Rio and when I was a kid watching Royce fight in the 1st UFC's he became an idol of mine and probably so many people in Brasil and worldwide..

[@rockyonguard]

That was such an awesome fight! Dan Severn from Coldwater MI Rocks! The fight inspired a road trip to see UGC in person!!

[@B9King937]

CM Punk should teach rener the anaconda vice.

[@spurwinggoose]

I was at work when someone came to me and said, "I just saw the wildest thing on Pay Per View." As he described the event (UFC 3) I said, "Wow! I have always wanted to see something like that." And he told me about Royce Gracie who always won. So when UFC 4 came on, I went to watch it at my parents house. It was so awesome! When it came to the fight between Royce and Daniel Severn I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time. After that all I wanted to do was learn Gracie Jiu-jitsu.

[@musicalmike235]

Excellent fight commentary. The historical perspective was also very refreshing.

[@browndani166]

I met Ron Van Clief at UFC 133 in Philly. He came up from Florida to watch. The marines got him to do the pull up challenge he did amazing. I was talking to him before and after he did it. Very nice guy. Still in amazing shape. My buddy did the pull ups before Ron did, my buddy was drunk since we tailgated, and he did well but Ron put him to shame.

[@rshanofsky]

My favorite breakdown of 2012, and it's not even close!

[@MrAnonymousboxer]

I can still remember these early UFC fights. UFC IV was during Christmas vacation of my Grade 12 year. I was a Tae Kwon Do Green Belt. Honestly, I was watching to see if the Jiu-Jitsu strategy would fail, my mind had still not accepted the reality that a smaller combatant could win from the bottom. I was still in Jiu-Jitsu denial, until the moment Severn tapped. Now, many years later I am finally able to learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu through the internet and Gracie University.

[@rreynolds2816]

Dang!!! I loved it when the UFC came out back in the day. Watching Master Royce representing Jits and showing the world the effectiveness of it no matter how small you were and how big the bad guy was. Being a Japanese Ju Jitsu practitioner, I was so excited to see it being matched up against different fighting styles and dominating them. The Gracies put Jiu Jitsu back on the map as the best form of self defense for anyone... OSSS!

[@MC-jf6ic]

Now do Gracie vs Sakuraba breakdown. LMAO

[@thaitran3985]

+Mario Carino But that was an old washed out Gracie that didn't know stand up vs prime Sakurabu LMAO

[@Parallaxus]

+Thai Tran Yeah, Sakuraba was a badass, and had JUST enough information about Royce's technique to just say "Screw trying to grapple with him, I'm just going to spend my prep time for the fight training to keep from being taken down and that should make the fight an easy win". It wasn't an easy or quick win, however, when we see how much stamina and will Royce has. But the golden boy succeeded. That probably would be my favorite match of any in MMA history if Royce had won. Didn't like the Sak. He always seemed way too full of himself.

[@ijosef]

+Thai Tran Not true. Gracie was 34 at the time and not washed out - he was just facing a more skilled opponent who had be trained in catch wrestling and wasn't going to fall into a submission like so many Gracie had defeated in the past.

[@thaitran3985]

ijosef he was past his prime. It varies with people. His prime was in the early ufc days

[@Parallaxus]

That's debatable. It does vary with people, but the age range when ppl start to lose their perfect fighting edge can be anywhere from 33-36. Royce was about 34 at the time, so it's hard to say, at least for me, if he was past his prime. I honestly don't know if age was a factor there or not. I do know the Sak was well versed with countering BJJ grappling at this point though. I'm guessing Rickson, in his prime, vs Sak in his prime would have been a great fight as Rickson could fight on his feet as well as use the family recipe BJJ that had been owning people for the last twenty years prior to 2000.

[@DewkChronic]

I love these classics and this was a classic

[@silafuyang8675]

Dan Severn is a tough tough guy.

[@hashtagnavy]

I hope Punk and Rener do more videos like this!!

[@ussrwrestling]

UFC-4 one of my most favourite sports events of all times! I can recall I watched the videotape of the event for several times a week some time ago!!!!! :-))))))

[@TomJCurtis]

As one of Royce's first garage students, I was pretty excited to see him in UFC. It looked like Dan was going to take him. Royce looked exhausted. But then I could tell he was setting him up for the triangle. It was awesome to watch those fights back then and just know that those guys weren't going to last with Royce.

[@SavageInstitute]

Keith Hackney vs Royce Gracie made me train Gracie Jiu Jitsu. :)

[@JulianGudger]

I remember watching it thinking I was watching Royce's first real beat-down loss, then the tap. I was suspicious. Folks were saying Rorion was rigging fights. It really wasn't till I got tapped by triangle almost 10 years later and saw a repeat of the fight that I appreciated it (they run a best of UFC here in Korea).

[@hotredtiger316]

I wish Gracie Academy had a certified training center in Topeka KS. How exciting would that be? Oh! By the way, I know this was well over a year ago, but I never fail to be amazed at how fantastic a combat art Brazillian Jiu Jitsu is. I totally love your breakdowns, and wish there was a way to do the distance learning solo, if not with a partner nearby. I'm going all over the place, I know; but I can't stress enough just how awesome this all is. Thank you so much, Rener and Ryron.

[@eddydeez]

Not a huge fan of MMA, but this video really helped me understand the drama that can happen in these kind of fights. I guess I'll have to check out some more out.

[@Danger2MyHealth]

This was cool. I hope to find more breakdowns that are as informative.

[@JdawgMMAblog]

Awesome guys, I was asked for this one quite a while ago. I think another great clascic break down would be Carlos Newton vs. Sakuraba PRIDE 3. This would take quite a while but I think it would be woth the effort. Such a classic

[@flick345]

Excellent breakdown. Been waiting for it for quite some time. Please do some more from those first 4 UFCs

[@--Justin--]

I hope C.M. knows how to pull the arm across now, not like at 4:50 where the footage is spliced :)

[@--Justin--]

I have the same hope and fear. I'm not a WWE fan and don't really have an opinion on Punk, but he has been quite humble and his detractors so bitchy that I want to see him do well just to spite them.

[@christopherwalker6056]

I agree.

[@killslay]

Great vid as per, i'll be working on this a little later

[@ShredderSensei]

Awesome to see Punk get in there. Btdubs, I'm nearly certain Rener awarded him a Gracie Combatives blue belt like a year ago. He mentioned it on twitter.

[@Doubles666]

I remember watching that. I was 14 at the time and pretty much brought up to be skeptical. I had seen Royce winning UFC I and II, but still wasn't really convinced his system was the 'stuff'. I was just a kid and really not mature enough to process all that, really, but I do recall thinking after watching Royce getting pummeled for 15 minutes and then making the huge guy tap that "this thing's gotta kind of be for real!".

[@TheIronbark]

Thank you so much for this video. I certainly had no idea of the fight dynamics and although a massive Royce fan in those early days I too thought he was done for in that fight. Now I know one guy was playing chess while the other was playing checkers. Awesome stuff.

[@KJCthings]

How has no one seen these when he announced the switch to MMA?

[@PhantomLordNYC]

Just what the world needs...more Gracie's lol. Excellent video. I remember watching those old UFC's and like this is boring, they're just laying on each other. Little did we know about the triangle.

[@libertines24]

amazing video haha. I always thought you should break down classic matches

[@CuChulainStout]

I was sitting around watching this fight back in 1994 with some friends on pay per view when the cable company cut signal because the broadcast went on longer than expected!!! Back when the UFC was more street fight and less sport. They had no time limit until this fight as I recall. We immediately called our local cable company and of course the lines were jammed! They reaired the entire UFC event in its entirety that evening once they got the feed from the pay per view back up!

[@nazareehunter7879]

I BEILEVE IN U CM PUNK

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

Nazaree Hunter what about now?

[@Emercer101]

Awesome vid, loved the knowledge that was dropped.

[@BigBadassR]

What a crazy night! I remember it like it was last year. I was wrestling in college, and thats when I knew, I better learn jujitsu. Back in those days, watching Royce, it was always "What happened! He was losing, how did he do that??!!!"

[@UFCBJJ1]

Rener is the man, great videos

[@TimtheRipper]

I watched that fight, Royce was amazing then and in all the UFC's he was in, I saw him fight the huge sumo in one of the early ufc's aslo and it was amazing to, Royce was a true legend!

[@StephenPike]

This is fantastic.

[@RecoveringGenius]

Royce's smartest move came after that fight. when he refused to rematch Severn. Severn would have one the next 10 times. Severn was too big, too fit, and just needed to add finishing to transition to the new sport. Much respect to Royce for showing poise and great Martial Spirit.

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Dan lost legitimately. Royce is way too skilled. LMAO Dan was tough but his stamina was tired. He was tired too.

[@matsutendai]

@@Shadowrulzalwaysask yourself why he didn’t actually try to hurt Royce with some punches or elbows?

[@adge007]

BEST BREAKDOWN EVER!!!

[@GfpWrestling]

Great breakdown with Punk.

[@themartialnerd3286]

he looked so fucken proud wen he said cm punk was his friend

[@jmorrow22]

I saw it on VHS. I took a shower mid-fight, because I was sure it was over. I had to rewind it again and again to see what happened.

[@ArthurBegiato]

Its amazing the evolution of MMA in 20 years. Today it wouldn't be possible an event like it was 20 years ago! That's fucking awesome!

[@TheProdigy260592]

CM punk hoping biting was still allowed so he has a better chance in winning a fight

[@Abernier3]

Man I love this shit. Rener is the coolest dude of all time. I'm not a wrestling fan but CM Punk seems like a cool dude too. KEEP IT REAL!

[@truthaboveall7387]

Great analyses, good job! Keep on!

[@802reptiles4]

Awesome video

[@daretospeak00]

The triangle choke was just one aspect of how Royce Gracie won against Dan Severn,... what really caused Dan Severn to lose was the fact did he got winded. He wore out too quickly. If Dan's stamina level would have been tremendously high he would have won.

[@MyZ001]

How exactly would he have won. After 15 minutes of pressure from the top, he still had no idea how to finish Royce.

[@matsutendai]

@@MyZ001by throwing a punch. He basically tried to wrestle him for a win and purposely avoided brutalizing Royce 🤷‍♂️

[@jragadio01]

My Father ordered that event on Pay-Per-View. After watching Severn's first fight, I thought he was going to win it all. I remember the Gracie/Severn fight being really boring (I was 11 and was used to watching WCW) up until the very end. My curiosity never had me trying to duplicate the triangle choke on my cousins, so I was never really sure how that was able to make Dan tap out. 17 years later, I now know why as it is being applied to me multiple times as a white belt.

[@bjj1605]

Thats great man. One book came up with three styles. Doesn't mean you or I or anyone else has to stick to them. Severn knew almost no submissions at the time of this tournament. He'll tell you that himself and you can tell FOR yourself just by watching. It would be incredibly silly to classify him as a "submission grappler" when he knew no subs. But I think we've exhausted this argument, so....good day!

[@blancoynegro04]

Amazing video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bjj1605]

as far as I know, the Gracie's have never claimed that they "invented" the techniques. What they did was combine a lot of old techniques, modify them, and add a different mind set. It was an evolution rather than an invention. BJJ is still evolving today though, it never stops.

[@linkinhearts666]

Great breakdown. And I'm a huge fan of punk -awesome to see! :D

[@Nyame1997]

All wrestlers get that kinda treatment-this feud with Jericho becomes any more personal and extends even longer and that's going to be the most popular slash pairing in the fandom. Punk/Cena storyline back in the summer had that pairing almost explode with fics, and Punk/Jericho would have done the same had it been the main focus of the show.

[@jasonmreynolds]

Great break down! I'd like to see a break down of Diaz vs Sanchez from TUF 2 '05'.

[@DreamlandDenizen]

"Keeping it real on the highest level" lol. I'm going to starting using that.

[@djEmUrgent]

Our instructor showed us a triangle variation, he called a 'teepee' with S grip...so sweet because I don't have great flexibility in my knees and takes a lot of work for me to achieve traditional triangle positioning. Steel City Martial Arts, Team Pedro Sauer

[@ICE999KOLD]

Awesome stuff

[@gstevenson7781]

Pretty sure Punk has a kid as of bout 2 weeks ago, as he showed him/her on twitter, maybe it was a niece/nephew, I'm not 100%. Oh and as always an awesome video, I remember watching that fight back then, next day I was searching finding out about triangles :-)

[@MsMarios88]

I never knew cm punk had actual background in a form of real fighting. Thats good.

[@VictorRiquelmeRock]

CM Punk is White Belt, MMA Bellator and UFC Fighters are Black belt.

[@HeartlessAndEmpty]

Not everyone in professional MMA, including Bellator and UFC are BJJ black belts.

[@HeartlessAndEmpty]

Travis Johnson Granted there are more now than ever, but it's not across the board.

[@mikeharper8151]

Punk doesn't accept belts he keeps his white belt

[@KickAss3ss]

He loves white, he doesn't like black. :D

[@HellhammerSS]

In america, belts were given colors in progression to give americans an incentive to "stick with it". In most other countries, you wear white until you have been deemed as to have mastered your fighting art.

[@JJI6881]

@Fists2Flow This is true--most if not all the techs of GJJ have been used in most grappling arts before-- the difference is the improvement of the application of said tech that made/makes GJJ so important and revolutionary :)

[@jgn2112]

Gonna be honest...I saw UFC 1 and 2 live and I hated Royce Gracie because I expected and wanted flying fists, spinning back kicks to the face and all that. And what I got was clinch, roll, submit...every. Single. Time. For the longest time I couldn't stand grappling and JJ because it wasn't exciting to watch. But I've come to see the light. In a huge way. It's just amazing and I can't get enough of it now!

[@WillowValdene]

He also said he usually wears the white belt when he goes to other places rather than where he normally trains out of respect for the guys who have earned their belts there, because he said he's just working out most of the time. I'm pretty sure he's at a different level belt.

[@whuboi962011]

Whenever CM Punk says that he's gonna kick your ass,he means it!

[@debtbully3]

Changed my life, gracie ufc!

[@genosynca]

CM Punk never lied about having a fighting background. Here is proof. Him and Del Rio (and Undertaker if he was still young) are proper fighters and, possibly, can take out anyone on the roster. It does not how big or muscular you are when it comes down to fighting.

[@2012ringmaster]

I would absolutely love to see CM Punk in a MMA fight or even a Muay Thai fight or just any kind of fight a Boxing match even mabey becasue i would just find it fascinating and i also believe he's got the toughness to do it. I am a massive CM Punk fan and a lifelong hardcore pro-wrestling fan so it's not like i want to see him get beat up or just come on youtube and make immature comments, it's because i think it would be great if he was the next guy to make the transition.

[@FreePlayMode]

Eve Torres is the head female trainer for the women's self defense classes in the Gracie Jiujitsu studio in Los Angeles.

[@maurice6227]

You know what he means. Wrestling may be fake, but it does still take a skill to do it. In Japan, they hit each other for real, but the outcome is still predetermined anyway. In America, it's too safe. I do agree with you about The Gracies though. Their philosophy on the UFC makes so much sense. Having rules does not=The Ultimate Fighter.

[@brendonwalker7728]

Vito Belfort used those methods big time in one of his fights.

[@disturbed1316]

Best in the World + Straight Edge Society + Gracie Jiu-Jitsu = Unstoppable!!!

[@slavenjdkgjj]

Before famous 93 and 94, it was hard to believe that someone who is martial skills trained professional and also big, strong and maybe most important thing, heavier, can be beaten by someone of that weight. Among others practitioners clobbered in cage, this fight, according to my opinion, represent the very core of GJJ philosophy-find a shelter in gard, let your opponent spend his energy, wait for indicator and use appropriate technique to finish a fight.

[@gh05t_mv]

DAAAAAAANG, lol, love it when Rener says that

[@Nyame1997]

It's been explicitly stated, especially on live television in the WWE, that Punk has had training with Muay Thai and various other martial arts.

[@Nyame1997]

@Zero91Hero I read about the TNA incident. That was the one that got Hart blackballed, since he was the one that provoked Punk, and Sabu had to separate them. Punk most definitely did not get dropped after one punch. Punk left the company not to long after due to the Rob Feinstein controversy. The thing about it is, Hart initially started it because Punk was mad about the ROH incident where he (Hart) did several, unplanned spots that put his coworkers endangered, and posted a LJ entry about it.

[@Brunochavesj]

Do a Gracie Breakdown of Royce Vs Sakuraba 1!

[@felipeasazevedo]

Well said my friend!

[@kevind8571]

8 years holy sheit

[@bjj1605]

Dan was not a "submission grappler." They were both grapplers, but Dan's style of grappling only taught takedowns, positioning, and pins. Useful enough for ground and pound, but not enough to beat a gracie's guard.

[@penhdog2207]

My understanding is Gracie taught Mel Gibson this move for the last action on Gary Busey in Lethal Weapon 1. That was 1987. That's a wild and fascinating fun fact imo.

[@penhdog2207]

Just checked it. It was RORION Gracie who choreographed Mel's move. Still fascinating though.

[@davidyounker3906]

CM Punk is a great martial artists, can't wait to see him fight,

[@carlosd.zaragosa5684]

David Younker yea that didn’t work too well

[@Qthetar]

Punk actually is 6'2, Sometimes you can see that when he stands beside someone that has the same height. I also remember a match between Punk and Cena and he still appeared taller than Cena by an inch.

[@ShahrukhKhan-ks6bw]

Please can we have Royce gracie vs Dan Severn full fight please I am really desperate to watch that fight

[@damianengoring9054]

The only person from WWE that I respect.