Post by The Sandman on Sept 29, 2022 23:22:23 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Yoel Romero looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Yoel Romero catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by "No For Gay Jesus".
Hard blow to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's mid-section, he seems hurt
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
deflected by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to open up Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks a few elbows and now Yoel Romero will have to look for another option here.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
"No For Gay Jesus" is in closed guard... Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Yoel Romero shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Yoel Romero breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around "No For Gay Jesus"
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield attempts a triangle from bottom! Yoel Romero slips out. Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Yoel Romero slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. 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.
Yoel Romero fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is trying to counter now!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to "No For Gay Jesus"'s thigh!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield catch Yoel Romero's left arm and tries a kimura
Yoel Romero holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. 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.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around "No For Gay Jesus"
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Luke Rockhold throws up a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero postures up and breaks the triangle.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Leon Roberts tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Luke Rockhold.
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Round 2
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Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to "No For Gay Jesus"
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold sits high on Yoel Romero's chest and pulls his leg underneath "No For Gay Jesus"'s head. There's the triangle attempt!
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to roll out. He's too quick for Luke Rockhold and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield and it cost him top position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to open up Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks a few elbows and now Yoel Romero will have to look for another option here.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
"No For Gay Jesus" is in closed guard... Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
"No For Gay Jesus"'s arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
"No For Gay Jesus" Hyper-extended his left arm
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" works on the ground with his fingers over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's face
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to move on the ground and shows Luke Rockhold a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! "No For Gay Jesus"'s forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Leon Roberts knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
That hit Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to "No For Gay Jesus"
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to turn away and scramble out. Luke Rockhold takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
He can't lock it up. Yoel Romero spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Solid shot from Yoel Romero to the body.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks in time.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
"No For Gay Jesus" is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold aggressively and repeatedly punches "No For Gay Jesus".
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
"No For Gay Jesus" goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Yoel Romero is on his feet again.
"No For Gay Jesus" is standing while Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero creates space and allows Luke Rockhold to stand up.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Crushing shot to "No For Gay Jesus"'s body! He's holding his side
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Hard blow to "No For Gay Jesus"'s mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield breaks the closed guard of Yoel Romero and moves to half guard
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
"No For Gay Jesus" misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
"No For Gay Jesus" misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Yoel Romero shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus"'s left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana looks tight...
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
That Americana from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Yoel Romero breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
"No For Gay Jesus" Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Thats a joint Hyper-extension you don't want, Yoel Romero has broken his left arm,this fight is over
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Injury - Broken arm) at 3:06 Round 3
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 18/18 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 636 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/29 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 629 s
Dayum. What a violent card. What a violent night! #PrayforTua?
Yoel Romero looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Yoel Romero catches Luke Rockhold's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by "No For Gay Jesus".
Hard blow to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's mid-section, he seems hurt
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
deflected by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to open up Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks a few elbows and now Yoel Romero will have to look for another option here.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
"No For Gay Jesus" is in closed guard... Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Yoel Romero shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Yoel Romero breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around "No For Gay Jesus"
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield attempts a triangle from bottom! Yoel Romero slips out. Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Yoel Romero slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. 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.
Yoel Romero fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is trying to counter now!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to "No For Gay Jesus"'s thigh!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield catch Yoel Romero's left arm and tries a kimura
Yoel Romero holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. 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.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to close his guard around "No For Gay Jesus"
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Luke Rockhold throws up a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero postures up and breaks the triangle.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Leon Roberts tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Luke Rockhold.
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Round 2
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Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to "No For Gay Jesus"
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold sits high on Yoel Romero's chest and pulls his leg underneath "No For Gay Jesus"'s head. There's the triangle attempt!
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to roll out. He's too quick for Luke Rockhold and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield and it cost him top position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to open up Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks a few elbows and now Yoel Romero will have to look for another option here.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
"No For Gay Jesus" is in closed guard... Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
"No For Gay Jesus"'s arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Luke Rockhold, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
"No For Gay Jesus" Hyper-extended his left arm
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" works on the ground with his fingers over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's face
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to move on the ground and shows Luke Rockhold a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! "No For Gay Jesus"'s forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Leon Roberts knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Luke Rockhold looks to counter!
"No For Gay Jesus" tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
That hit Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to "No For Gay Jesus"
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to turn away and scramble out. Luke Rockhold takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
He can't lock it up. Yoel Romero spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Solid shot from Yoel Romero to the body.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks in time.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
"No For Gay Jesus" is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold aggressively and repeatedly punches "No For Gay Jesus".
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
"No For Gay Jesus" launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
"No For Gay Jesus" goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is in open guard over "No For Gay Jesus"... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in "No For Gay Jesus"'s eyes...
"No For Gay Jesus" hyper-extended his leg
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus" rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Yoel Romero is on his feet again.
"No For Gay Jesus" is standing while Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero creates space and allows Luke Rockhold to stand up.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Crushing shot to "No For Gay Jesus"'s body! He's holding his side
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Luke Rockhold lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield.
Hard blow to "No For Gay Jesus"'s mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over "No For Gay Jesus"
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield breaks the closed guard of Yoel Romero and moves to half guard
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
"No For Gay Jesus" misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield's ribs.
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield blocks those punches
"No For Gay Jesus" misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Yoel Romero shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
"No For Gay Jesus"'s left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana looks tight...
"No For Gay Jesus" struggles to free himself
That Americana from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Yoel Romero breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Duke "The Rock" Chesterfield goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
"No For Gay Jesus" Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Thats a joint Hyper-extension you don't want, Yoel Romero has broken his left arm,this fight is over
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Injury - Broken arm) at 3:06 Round 3
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 18/18 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 636 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/29 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 629 s
Dayum. What a violent card. What a violent night! #PrayforTua?
