Ryan Ginstrom <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote:

> <mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote in message
> news:btfn0r$dlj$1@news.Stanford.EDU...
>> Ryan Ginstrom <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Missed that. Was Yoshida talking trash or something?
>>
>> No, he was stating the obvious; that he was beaten rather badly. My
>> BJJ instructor wants a copy of that, given the fiasco of the last
>> Royce-Yoshida fight.

> he he.

Before I saw tapes of the first "fight", I thought it was typical
Brazilian bitching about the refs. After I saw the tape, I have no
idea why the fight was called off at that point. It was for that reason
that the second fight was (technically) a draw. Royce insisted that
if neither contestant tapped, the fight would be a draw. So, I was
surprised to hear Yoshida admit he got killed.

> Question though: why do you think Gracie took off his gi for the fight?

That's actually more traditional for BJJ fighters; it's called "Valle 
Tudo", and that's actually how they first got famous.

Mike