Post by The Sandman on Feb 24, 2021 22:39:47 GMT -5
Yoel Romero glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Demian Maia is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Maia moves forward looking for some action
Demian Maia shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Maia is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Soldier of God shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Soldier of God circles out and slips free of Demian Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Soldier of God gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maia is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maia's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has given his back to Yoel Romero who is trying to get one hook in!
Maia struggles in the ground trying to break Soldier of God's control
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia has Soldier of God controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Soldier of God is unable to move under Maia control.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Maia's face!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Soldier of God pushes Demian Maia and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Maia is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero shows great balance while pushing away Demian Maia
Maia misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Some counter punches against Demian Maia
land while he's on his bicycle.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Soldier of God sprawls and remains on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Maia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero pushes Demian Maia against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Soldier of God jumps and tries to free his leg! Maia doesn't allow this but Yoel Romero is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Soldier of God blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero moves to better his position on the ground...
Yoel Romero viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Forehead
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia is moving on the ground...
Soldier of God tries to counter Maia's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
Yoel Romero tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero was tooling Demian Maia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Demian Maia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero rolls him over and takes his back!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Maia's face with those brutal elbows! Maia needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Yoel Romero.
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Round 2
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Lightning fast low kick from Maia!
Soldier of God blocks that kick with his leg.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
Maia misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Nice punches.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Soldier of God!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Chin
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Soldier of God drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Yoel Romero turns out the lights for Maia! What an astonishing KO by Soldier of God!
Maia's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Nose
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (GnP) at 1:19 Round 2
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Romero just doin' the G'in and P'in! Then in his post fight interview he said some weird shit about gay Jesus and everyone started booing him. Thought he learned from the first time, but no. Maybe his team has been upgrading his "gay Jesus comments" stat?
Demian Maia is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Maia moves forward looking for some action
Demian Maia shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Maia is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Soldier of God shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Soldier of God circles out and slips free of Demian Maia's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Soldier of God gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God delivers a few accurate elbows!
Maia is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Maia's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has given his back to Yoel Romero who is trying to get one hook in!
Maia struggles in the ground trying to break Soldier of God's control
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia has Soldier of God controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Soldier of God is unable to move under Maia control.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Demian Maia
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Yoel Romero fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Maia's face!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Soldier of God pushes Demian Maia and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Maia is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero shows great balance while pushing away Demian Maia
Maia misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Some counter punches against Demian Maia
land while he's on his bicycle.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Soldier of God sprawls and remains on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Maia's mid-section, he seems hurt
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero pushes Demian Maia against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Soldier of God jumps and tries to free his leg! Maia doesn't allow this but Yoel Romero is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Soldier of God blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero moves to better his position on the ground...
Yoel Romero viciously slams hammer blows to Maia's face!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Forehead
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Maia is moving on the ground...
Soldier of God tries to counter Maia's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
Yoel Romero tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero was tooling Demian Maia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Demian Maia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero rolls him over and takes his back!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over Maia
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Maia's face with those brutal elbows! Maia needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Yoel Romero.
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Round 2
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Lightning fast low kick from Maia!
Soldier of God blocks that kick with his leg.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
Maia misses a step and Yoel Romero sees an opportunity to counter him!
Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Nice punches.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Soldier of God!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Chin
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maia goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Soldier of God drills Demian Maia's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Yoel Romero turns out the lights for Maia! What an astonishing KO by Soldier of God!
Maia's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Demian Maia's Nose
Winner is Yoel Romero by KO (GnP) at 1:19 Round 2
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Romero just doin' the G'in and P'in! Then in his post fight interview he said some weird shit about gay Jesus and everyone started booing him. Thought he learned from the first time, but no. Maybe his team has been upgrading his "gay Jesus comments" stat?
