Post by The Sandman on Jun 2, 2021 0:37:07 GMT -5
Soldier of God enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
Chris Weidman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Soldier of God and The All-American move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The All-American.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chris Weidman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
The All-American tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Yoel Romero sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The All-American's side.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Chris Weidman tries to free his leg
Chris Weidman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Soldier of God's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman is cooling the fight on the ground
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The All-American's side.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Soldier of God's moves.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chris Weidman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman 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!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Soldier of God struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero passes momentarily but Chris Weidman sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Soldier of God blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass The All-American's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Soldier of God is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Soldier of God goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He is not able to do it
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Chris Weidman tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
The All-American sits over his knees and pushes away Soldier of God's leg!
Chris Weidman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Soldier of God is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The All-American's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
The All-American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Soldier of God launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Soldier of God is countered by Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero passes momentarily but Chris Weidman regains half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Soldier of God looks to work from half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Soldier of God launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Weidman rolls over himself and stands up while Yoel Romero rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Yoel Romero. 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.
The All-American studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Chris Weidman goes with a looping right hand while Yoel Romero jumps back and jabs
Soldier of God seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The All-American pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The All-American pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Soldier of God seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Soldier of God moves forward looking for some action
Chris Weidman doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The All-American sprawls and remains on his feet.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American won't budge, forcing Soldier of God to pull guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to escape from the closed guard
The All-American succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He is not able to do it
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to move to full mount
The All-American succeeds
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Soldier of God misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Weidman positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Chris Weidman is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Soldier of God's ribs
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Soldier of God is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The All-American seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Chris Weidman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Soldier of God moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Soldier of God wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero slightly pushes The All-American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Soldier of God decides to launch some tentative punches
The All-American launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Soldier of God with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Soldier of God moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Chris Weidman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The All-American tries to grapple
He puts Soldier of God in a double underhook!
Yoel Romero pushes away The All-American trying to keep the fight at striking range
The All-American doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Yoel Romero
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero pushes The All-American against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
The All-American pushes Soldier of God away and circle away
Yoel Romero is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Soldier of God wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The All-American wants nothing of that and pushes Soldier of God.
The All-American is trying to counter now!
Chris Weidman tries a hook to the body
and hits Soldier of God's ribs hard
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Chris Weidman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Soldier of God into his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
The All-American is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Deep breaths from Chris Weidman who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
That hit Soldier of God who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero has seen better days.
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
deflected by The All-American.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chris Weidman doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows The All-American time to recover... 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.
The All-American grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American moves on the ground
Chris Weidman moves to side mount
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Nice beating Chris Weidman has received.
Chris Weidman looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to open up Soldier of God with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Soldier of God is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Soldier of God pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Soldier of God's ribs.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The All-American reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Soldier of God blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman tries to close the guard.
The All-American put Yoel Romero in closed guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Soldier of God is trying to counter now!
Yoel Romero moves to better his position on the ground...
Yoel Romero viciously slams hammer blows to The All-American's face!
The All-American's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
The All-American holds Yoel Romero's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Chris Weidman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
Soldier of God is connecting with a few punches
Soldier of God is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
The All-American is smart enough to block that one.
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Chris Weidman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chris Weidman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Chris Weidman pushes away Soldier of God trying to keep the fight at striking range
Soldier of God doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Weidman
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Soldier of God tries to take Chris Weidman to the ground from the clinch...
The All-American shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Chris Weidman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The All-American circles out and slips free of Yoel Romero's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Soldier of God pushes Chris Weidman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Soldier of God grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Soldier of God looks to work from half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Soldier of God, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Chris Weidman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Weidman.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman has punished Soldier of God very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows The All-American time to recover... 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.
The All-American fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Soldier of God sprawls and remains on his feet.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Soldier of God lifts Chris Weidman up off the ground
...big slam!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up The All-American's face with those brutal elbows! The All-American needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on The All-American.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God launches a barrage of elbows over The All-American's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if The All-American doesn't fight back!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on The All-American.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Left cheek
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Yoel Romero rolls Chris Weidman to his stomach and takes his back!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Chris Weidman struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The All-American's being punished here!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Weidman
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The All-American's being punished here!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Yoel Romero throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Weidman
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The All-American's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Forehead
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Chris Weidman looks rather shattered.
The All-American 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 The All-American control.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Yoel Romero.
Winner is Yoel Romero by Split decision
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/5 (40%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 47/64 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 1489,13
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 1338,68
Time on the ground 953 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 953 s
Split? Romero dominated him. But Weidman's leg seems intact, which is nice. Unlike shattered legs. Fuck those.
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
Chris Weidman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Soldier of God and The All-American move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The All-American.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chris Weidman fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
The All-American tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Yoel Romero sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The All-American's side.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
Chris Weidman tries to free his leg
Chris Weidman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Soldier of God's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman is cooling the fight on the ground
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The All-American's side.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Soldier of God's moves.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Chris Weidman takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Chris Weidman 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!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Soldier of God struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero passes momentarily but Chris Weidman sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Soldier of God blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass The All-American's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Soldier of God is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Soldier of God goes down.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He is not able to do it
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Chris Weidman tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Soldier of God
The All-American sits over his knees and pushes away Soldier of God's leg!
Chris Weidman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Soldier of God is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The All-American's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
The All-American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Soldier of God launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Soldier of God is countered by Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero passes momentarily but Chris Weidman regains half guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American goes down.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Soldier of God looks to work from half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Soldier of God launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Weidman rolls over himself and stands up while Yoel Romero rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Yoel Romero. 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.
The All-American studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Chris Weidman goes with a looping right hand while Yoel Romero jumps back and jabs
Soldier of God seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
The All-American pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The All-American pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Soldier of God seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Soldier of God moves forward looking for some action
Chris Weidman doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The All-American sprawls and remains on his feet.
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
The All-American won't budge, forcing Soldier of God to pull guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to escape from the closed guard
The All-American succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around The All-American
He is not able to do it
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American tries to move to full mount
The All-American succeeds
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The All-American's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The All-American blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Soldier of God misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Weidman positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Chris Weidman is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Soldier of God's ribs
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Soldier of God is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The All-American seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Chris Weidman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Soldier of God moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Soldier of God wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero slightly pushes The All-American into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Soldier of God decides to launch some tentative punches
The All-American launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Soldier of God with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Soldier of God moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Chris Weidman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The All-American tries to grapple
He puts Soldier of God in a double underhook!
Yoel Romero pushes away The All-American trying to keep the fight at striking range
The All-American doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Yoel Romero
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero pushes The All-American against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
The All-American pushes Soldier of God away and circle away
Yoel Romero is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Soldier of God wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The All-American wants nothing of that and pushes Soldier of God.
The All-American is trying to counter now!
Chris Weidman tries a hook to the body
and hits Soldier of God's ribs hard
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Chris Weidman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Soldier of God into his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
The All-American is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Deep breaths from Chris Weidman who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
That hit Soldier of God who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero has seen better days.
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
deflected by The All-American.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Chris Weidman doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The All-American's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The All-American tries to cover his face,
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows The All-American time to recover... 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.
The All-American grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Soldier of God
The All-American moves on the ground
Chris Weidman moves to side mount
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Nice beating Chris Weidman has received.
Chris Weidman looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Chris Weidman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American tries to open up Soldier of God with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Soldier of God is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Yoel Romero
The All-American fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Soldier of God holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Soldier of God's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Soldier of God pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:20 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Soldier of God's ribs.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The All-American reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Soldier of God blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Chris Weidman tries to close the guard.
The All-American put Yoel Romero in closed guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Soldier of God is in closed guard... The All-American tries to roll on the ground!
Yoel Romero uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Soldier of God is trying to counter now!
Yoel Romero moves to better his position on the ground...
Yoel Romero viciously slams hammer blows to The All-American's face!
The All-American's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
The All-American holds Yoel Romero's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Memorial Arena (Kamloops, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Chris Weidman sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
Soldier of God is connecting with a few punches
Soldier of God is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
The All-American is smart enough to block that one.
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Chris Weidman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chris Weidman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Chris Weidman pushes away Soldier of God trying to keep the fight at striking range
Soldier of God doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Chris Weidman
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Soldier of God tries to take Chris Weidman to the ground from the clinch...
The All-American shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Chris Weidman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The All-American circles out and slips free of Yoel Romero's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Soldier of God pushes Chris Weidman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Soldier of God looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement he can receive.
Soldier of God grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Chris Weidman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Soldier of God looks to work from half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Soldier of God, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Chris Weidman is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
Soldier of God is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Weidman.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman has punished Soldier of God very much. He has lost his confidence in winning this fight.
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows The All-American time to recover... 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.
The All-American fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Soldier of God sprawls and remains on his feet.
Soldier of God studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Soldier of God lifts Chris Weidman up off the ground
...big slam!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God should have paced himself better. It looks like he burned himself out.
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up The All-American's face with those brutal elbows! The All-American needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on The All-American.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
The All-American tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over The All-American
Soldier of God moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over The All-American
Yoel Romero tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Soldier of God slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Chris Weidman.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Chris Weidman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Soldier of God launches a barrage of elbows over The All-American's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if The All-American doesn't fight back!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on The All-American.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Left cheek
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Yoel Romero rolls Chris Weidman to his stomach and takes his back!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Chris Weidman struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The All-American's being punished here!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Weidman
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The All-American's being punished here!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Yoel Romero throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Soldier of God throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chris Weidman
Solid shots!
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
The All-American tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The All-American's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The All-American's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Forehead
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Soldier of God is in rear mount over The All-American
Chris Weidman looks rather shattered.
The All-American 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 The All-American control.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Yoel Romero.
Winner is Yoel Romero by Split decision
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/5 (40%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 47/64 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 1489,13
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 1338,68
Time on the ground 953 s
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 953 s
Split? Romero dominated him. But Weidman's leg seems intact, which is nice. Unlike shattered legs. Fuck those.
