Post by The Sandman on Aug 13, 2021 19:23:05 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold! Luke Rockhold! This is what the people are chanting here.
Ferocious staredown by Rockhold while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Murilo Bustamante doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rockhold is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Luke Rockhold comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Murilo Bustamante comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Murilo Busta Rhymes leads with a punch
Luke Rockhold evades but whiffs with a counter.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Body kick by Murilo Bustamante...
just grazes his opponent.
Rockhold decides to launch some tentative punches
Murilo Bustamante takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
makes Murilo Busta Rhymes stumble back!
Murilo Busta Rhymes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Luke Rockhold fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks and pushes his opponent.
Some counter punches against Luke Rockhold
land while he's on his bicycle.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from Rockhold
falls short.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Murilo Bustamante throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Middle kick from Rockhold.
The kick just misses.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Solid jabs from Murilo Bustamante.
Nice punches.
Murilo Bustamante closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Murilo Busta Rhymes studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Murilo Busta Rhymes is connecting with a few punches
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
Murilo Busta Rhymes is connecting with a few punches
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Murilo Bustamante is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Murilo Busta Rhymes
Rockhold is in closed guard... Murilo Busta Rhymes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Murilo Bustamante a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rockhold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes catch Luke Rockhold's left arm and tries a kimura
Luke Rockhold holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll on the ground...
Murilo Busta Rhymes knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Murilo Busta Rhymes is trying to counter now!
Murilo Bustamante hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante was tooling Luke Rockhold for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luke Rockhold lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Murilo Busta Rhymes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Luke Rockhold
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Murilo Bustamante pushes Luke Rockhold down and prevents his attempts to escape
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rockhold is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Murilo Bustamante gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Rockhold's eyes...
Rockhold struggles to free himself
Rockhold's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Rockhold breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Murilo Bustamante rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
Murilo Busta Rhymes is in rear mount over Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Murilo Busta Rhymes tries to get a hook in!
Rockhold rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Good movement from Murilo Busta Rhymes
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rockhold is holding Murilo Bustamante's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Murilo Bustamante loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Luke Rockhold isolates Murilo Bustamante's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Murilo Bustamante is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Murilo Bustamante tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold can't prevent his opponent from passing. Murilo Busta Rhymes looks to work from half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Rockhold is out! Steve Mazzagatti breaks the lock and Luke Rockhold lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Murilo Bustamante.
Winner is Murilo Bustamante by Submission (North South Choke) at 1:12 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 17/22 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Another good sub. Good night for subs, wouldn't you say? Yes. Yes, you would say.
Ferocious staredown by Rockhold while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Murilo Bustamante doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rockhold is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Luke Rockhold comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Murilo Bustamante comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Murilo Busta Rhymes leads with a punch
Luke Rockhold evades but whiffs with a counter.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Body kick by Murilo Bustamante...
just grazes his opponent.
Rockhold decides to launch some tentative punches
Murilo Bustamante takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A right hand from Luke Rockhold
makes Murilo Busta Rhymes stumble back!
Murilo Busta Rhymes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Luke Rockhold fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks and pushes his opponent.
Some counter punches against Luke Rockhold
land while he's on his bicycle.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from Rockhold
falls short.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Murilo Bustamante throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Middle kick from Rockhold.
The kick just misses.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Murilo Bustamante tries to take advantage...
Solid jabs from Murilo Bustamante.
Nice punches.
Murilo Bustamante closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Murilo Busta Rhymes studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Murilo Busta Rhymes is connecting with a few punches
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rockhold's Nose is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
Murilo Busta Rhymes is connecting with a few punches
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Murilo Bustamante is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Murilo Busta Rhymes
Rockhold is in closed guard... Murilo Busta Rhymes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to move on the ground and shows Murilo Bustamante a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rockhold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes catch Luke Rockhold's left arm and tries a kimura
Luke Rockhold holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll on the ground...
Murilo Busta Rhymes knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Murilo Busta Rhymes is trying to counter now!
Murilo Bustamante hovers above Rockhold
Good punches to Rockhold's body.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante was tooling Luke Rockhold for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Luke Rockhold lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Murilo Busta Rhymes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Luke Rockhold
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Murilo Bustamante pushes Luke Rockhold down and prevents his attempts to escape
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rockhold is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Murilo Bustamante gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Rockhold's eyes...
Rockhold struggles to free himself
Rockhold's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Rockhold breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Murilo Bustamante rolls Luke Rockhold to his stomach and takes his back!
Murilo Busta Rhymes is in rear mount over Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Murilo Busta Rhymes tries to get a hook in!
Rockhold rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Good movement from Murilo Busta Rhymes
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rockhold is holding Murilo Bustamante's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Murilo Bustamante loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Luke Rockhold isolates Murilo Bustamante's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Murilo Bustamante is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Murilo Bustamante tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rockhold is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold launches a few weak punches
Murilo Busta Rhymes blocks them effectively.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Murilo Bustamante is in open guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante tries to pass to half guard...
Luke Rockhold can't prevent his opponent from passing. Murilo Busta Rhymes looks to work from half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Busta Rhymes shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Rockhold is out! Steve Mazzagatti breaks the lock and Luke Rockhold lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Murilo Bustamante.
Winner is Murilo Bustamante by Submission (North South Choke) at 1:12 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 17/22 (77%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Another good sub. Good night for subs, wouldn't you say? Yes. Yes, you would say.
