Crosley Gracie
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Crosley Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
practitioner and a mixed martial artist
. He is the son of Rosley Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie
. He is a member of the Gracie family
.
, Brazil
on July 18, 1979. He started training at the age of nine with his uncle, Grand Master Reylson Gracie
in 1988. In 1992, he went on to train at his other uncle Grand Master Carlson Gracie
's academy, competing in an internal tournament held on the same year winning his first Jiu-Jitsu match. In 1999, after 7 years competing in Brazil, Crosley moved to the U.S.
to teach the gentle art to the American public. In the year of 2003 Crosley was awarded his black belt
from cousin Ralph Gracie
. In the same year, Crosley debuted in the MMA
scene, defeating current Welterweight Pancrase
Champion, Kiuma Kunioku
from Japan
- who has an MMA record of 29-15-7 (wins-losses-draws) - by unanimous decision in the Pancrase 10th Anniversary Event in Tokyo
, Japan. Later in 2004, in his second MMA fight, in PRIDE Bushido 5
, also in Japan, Crosley went on to defeat by armbar the highly regarded Japanese star Hayato "Mach" Sakurai
(20-5-2), considered to be one of the best and most exciting fighters in the world, having never before been submitted in competition.
at the 2001 United Gracie tournament in a bout that lasted over 90 minutes, but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
near the San Francisco Bay Area
(not to be confused with the affluent Brentwood
area of os Angeles, Ca.
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Melvin Manhoef
|TKO (strikes)
|Hero's 6
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|Tokyo
, Japan
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|Loss
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Akihiro Gono
|Decision
|Pride Bushido 7
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|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
| Hayato Sakurai
|Submission (armbar)
|Pride Bushido 5
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|align=center|1:02
|Osaka
, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Kiuma Kunioku
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
practitioner and a mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He is the son of Rosley Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie was the first Gracie to learn Judo from Otávio Mitsuyo Maeda. Based on this judo training, Carlos and his brothers founded the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
. He is a member of the Gracie family
Gracie family
The Gracie family is a prominent sporting family from Brazil known for their founding of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu . They have been successful in combat sport competitions including mixed martial arts, vale tudo and submission wrestling events...
.
Biography
Crosley Gracie was born in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on July 18, 1979. He started training at the age of nine with his uncle, Grand Master Reylson Gracie
Reylson Gracie
Reylson Gracie is the son of Carlos Gracie the co-founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.- Biography :Grandmaster Reylson Gracie is an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Reylson Gracie is known around the world due to his unique self-defense program and his teaching style...
in 1988. In 1992, he went on to train at his other uncle Grand Master Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split...
's academy, competing in an internal tournament held on the same year winning his first Jiu-Jitsu match. In 1999, after 7 years competing in Brazil, Crosley moved to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to teach the gentle art to the American public. In the year of 2003 Crosley was awarded his black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
from cousin Ralph Gracie
Ralph Gracie
Ralph Gracie is a Brazilian martial artist. Like other members of the Gracie family, he competed in mixed martial arts. He is the son of Robson Gracie and brother to Charles Gracie, Renzo Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie, both of whom have competed in various fighting events...
. In the same year, Crosley debuted in the MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
scene, defeating current Welterweight Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
Champion, Kiuma Kunioku
Kiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
- who has an MMA record of 29-15-7 (wins-losses-draws) - by unanimous decision in the Pancrase 10th Anniversary Event in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan. Later in 2004, in his second MMA fight, in PRIDE Bushido 5
PRIDE Bushido 5
Pride Bushido 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 14, 2004...
, also in Japan, Crosley went on to defeat by armbar the highly regarded Japanese star Hayato "Mach" Sakurai
Hayato Sakurai
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
(20-5-2), considered to be one of the best and most exciting fighters in the world, having never before been submitted in competition.
Interesting Fact
Crosley Gracie had a Jiu-Jitsu match against fellow Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family member Ryron GracieRyron Gracie
Ryron Gracie is a Brazilian American jiu-jitsu fighter and teacher specializing in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. He is the eldest son of Rorion Gracie and lives and teaches at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California. He is a member of the legendary Gracie family...
at the 2001 United Gracie tournament in a bout that lasted over 90 minutes, but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
Personal
Crosley runs a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai school located in the city BrentwoodBrentwood, California
Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population is 51,481 as of 2010....
near the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
(not to be confused with the affluent Brentwood
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
Brentwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. The district is located at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains, bounded by the San Diego Freeway on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, the Santa Monica city limits on the southwest, the border of Topanga State...
area of os Angeles, Ca.
Mixed martial arts record
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Melvin ManhoefMelvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
|TKO (strikes)
|Hero's 6
Hero's 6
Hero's 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on August 5, 2006 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.The quarter-finals of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event. The opening round had took place at the previous event...
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|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Akihiro GonoAkihiro Gono
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...
|Decision
|Pride Bushido 7
PRIDE Bushido 7
Pride Bushido 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan on May 22, 2005.- Charles Bennett vs Yoshiro Maeda:...
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|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|Win
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Hayato SakuraiHayato Sakurai
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
|Submission (armbar)
|Pride Bushido 5
PRIDE Bushido 5
Pride Bushido 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 14, 2004...
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:02
|Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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Kiuma KuniokuKiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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See also
- Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- List of male mixed martial artists
External links
- Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Crosley Gracie vs Ryron Gracie at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....