Post by The Sandman on Aug 17, 2021 21:45:03 GMT -5
Yoel Romero is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece).
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
Demian Maia doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Yoel Romero has fight Demian Maia 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Yoel Romero is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Demian Maia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Soldier of God into his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Soldier of God is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia goes for an armbar!
Soldier of God Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Armbar...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Demian Maia, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yoel Romero is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia is looking to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Not a desiderable position that Maia is in now. Yoel Romero is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Soldier of God breaks free.
Soldier of God is trying to counter now!
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Yoel Romero holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia forces Yoel Romero to open his guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to show some ground skills
Maia uses his strength to keep Maia at a disadvantage
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maia moves backwards and Yoel Romero is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Soldier of God rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero 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 Maia's moves.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Demian Maia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia tries a hook to the body
and hits Soldier of God's ribs hard
Soldier of God grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maia struggles... Yoel Romero is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
A punch from Demian Maia
grazes Soldier of God's left cheek.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Yoel Romero tries a hook to the body
but Maia manages to dodge it
Yoel Romero and Maia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Demian Maia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Soldier of God is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Maia creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Demian Maia 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia looks to pass to mount...
Maia slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demian Maia doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia goes for an armbar!
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Demian Maia, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Demian Maia creates space and allows Yoel Romero to stand up.
Yoel Romero is on his feet again.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Crushing shot to Soldier of God's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Maia moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Demian Maia lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground
Soldier of God cannot take advantage in the ground
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
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.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia steps backwards away from Yoel Romero. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yoel Romero takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Nice beating Demian Maia has received.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Soldier of God rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Maia tries to counter Soldier of God's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Maia is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Maia moves backwards and Yoel Romero is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Maia defends.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
Yoel Romero closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Demian Maia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Soldier of God is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia is moving on the ground...
Soldier of God tries to counter Maia's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia 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
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia 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
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Demian Maia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Soldier of God is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Soldier of God is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Maia's ribs.
That hit Maia who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Yoel Romero
are bothering his opponent.
Soldier of God is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Soldier of God launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Maia's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Yoel Romero catches Demian Maia's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Soldier of God.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Yoel Romero is looking to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to free his leg
Yoel Romero uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Soldier of God uses his strength to keep Soldier of God at a disadvantage
Soldier of God tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Yoel Romero pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Demian Maia creates enough space to control Yoel Romero's leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Demian Maia.
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Round 4
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Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Maia defends.
Demian Maia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Demian Maia throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Soldier of God.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Yoel Romero regains full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Soldier of God can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
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! Maia's being punished here!
Maia has a small cut in his Right eye
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Soldier of God has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to free his leg
Yoel Romero uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yoel Romero didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Yoel Romero has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Soldier of God ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia tries to improve position.
Soldier of God adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Yoel Romero's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Yoel Romero jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Soldier of God can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Soldier of God breaks the closed guard of Demian Maia and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Yoel Romero for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Yoel Romero throws a flurry of punches at Maia...
A lot of them are hitting Maia's face
Maia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Soldier of God uses his strength to keep Soldier of God at a disadvantage
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Yoel Romero is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Maia's ribs
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Soldier of God is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Maia's face with those brutal elbows! Maia needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Deep breaths from Demian Maia who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
Soldier of God blocks those punches
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
I think Yoel Romero needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero rolls him over and takes his back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Yoel Romero has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Yoel Romero by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 6/8 (75%)
GnP strikes 45/61 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1044 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 8/10 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1012 s
Yul "The Brenner" Romero just walked through Maia in this one. Like Moses, through the Red Sea.
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
Demian Maia doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Yoel Romero has fight Demian Maia 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Yoel Romero is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Demian Maia is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Soldier of God into his guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Soldier of God is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia goes for an armbar!
Soldier of God Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Armbar...
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Demian Maia, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. 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.
Demian Maia shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yoel Romero is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maia into his guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia is looking to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Not a desiderable position that Maia is in now. Yoel Romero is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Soldier of God breaks free.
Soldier of God is trying to counter now!
Yoel Romero attempts to move to full guard
Yoel Romero manages to switch to full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Yoel Romero holds Demian Maia and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia forces Yoel Romero to open his guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to show some ground skills
Maia uses his strength to keep Maia at a disadvantage
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maia moves backwards and Yoel Romero is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Soldier of God rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero 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 Maia's moves.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Demian Maia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia tries a hook to the body
and hits Soldier of God's ribs hard
Soldier of God grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maia struggles... Yoel Romero is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
A punch from Demian Maia
grazes Soldier of God's left cheek.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Yoel Romero tries a hook to the body
but Maia manages to dodge it
Yoel Romero and Maia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Demian Maia is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Soldier of God is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Maia creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia is holding Yoel Romero's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Demian Maia 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Demian Maia looks to pass to mount...
Maia slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yoel Romero.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demian Maia doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Soldier of God clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia goes for an armbar!
Yoel Romero breaks the lock and pushes away Demian Maia, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Maia is standing while Soldier of God is on the ground on his back
Demian Maia creates space and allows Yoel Romero to stand up.
Yoel Romero is on his feet again.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Crushing shot to Soldier of God's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Maia moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Demian Maia lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground
Soldier of God cannot take advantage in the ground
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
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.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Demian Maia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maia steps backwards away from Yoel Romero. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Yoel Romero takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Nice beating Demian Maia has received.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Soldier of God rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Soldier of God tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Maia tries to counter Soldier of God's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maia blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Maia is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Maia moves backwards and Yoel Romero is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Maia defends.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Soldier of God struggles... Demian Maia is unable to take him down
Yoel Romero closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yoel Romero shoots for a double leg takedown!
Demian Maia sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass to half guard...
Demian Maia's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Soldier of God is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia is moving on the ground...
Soldier of God tries to counter Maia's moves on the ground.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia 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
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia 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
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Demian Maia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Soldier of God is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Soldier of God is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Deep breaths from Yoel Romero who tries a hammer punch to Maia's ribs.
That hit Maia who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Yoel Romero
are bothering his opponent.
Soldier of God is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Soldier of God launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Maia's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Yoel Romero attempts a sweep single...
Yoel Romero catches Demian Maia's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Soldier of God.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Yoel Romero is looking to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to free his leg
Yoel Romero uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Soldier of God uses his strength to keep Soldier of God at a disadvantage
Soldier of God tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Yoel Romero pushes Demian Maia down and prevents his attempts to escape
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Demian Maia creates enough space to control Yoel Romero's leg.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Demian Maia.
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Round 4
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Solid jabs from Yoel Romero.
Maia defends.
Demian Maia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Demian Maia throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Soldier of God.
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia tries to pass Yoel Romero's guard...
Demian Maia passes momentarily but Yoel Romero regains full guard.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Soldier of God can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
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! Maia's being punished here!
Maia has a small cut in his Right eye
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Soldier of God has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to free his leg
Yoel Romero uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maia's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Maia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yoel Romero didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Maia is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Yoel Romero has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Soldier of God ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Soldier of God measures the resilience of Maia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Maia's side.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia tries to improve position.
Soldier of God adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maia tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Yoel Romero's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Soldier of God
Maia tries to jump to side mount.
Yoel Romero jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia 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.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Maia
Maia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Soldier of God can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Soldier of God breaks the closed guard of Demian Maia and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Yoel Romero for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Maia time to recover. Demian Maia seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demian Maia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Soldier of God
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Yoel Romero throws a flurry of punches at Maia...
A lot of them are hitting Maia's face
Maia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Maia
Soldier of God tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Maia
Yoel Romero tries to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to show some ground skills
Soldier of God uses his strength to keep Soldier of God at a disadvantage
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Good looking punches from Yoel Romero on the ground
They could take their toll on Maia.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero looks to mount Demian Maia...
Yoel Romero slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Yoel Romero is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Maia's ribs
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Soldier of God is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Yoel Romero throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Maia's face with those brutal elbows! Maia needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Soldier of God tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yoel Romero controls the situation despite Demian Maia efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Maia tries to stand up!
Soldier of God doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Deep breaths from Demian Maia who tries a hammer punch to Soldier of God's ribs.
Soldier of God blocks those punches
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Demian Maia
I think Yoel Romero needs to learn how to pace himself better. His performance is suffering from his exhaustion.
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Yoel Romero rolls him over and takes his back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Yoel Romero has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Yoel Romero by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 6/8 (75%)
GnP strikes 45/61 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1044 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 8/10 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1012 s
Yul "The Brenner" Romero just walked through Maia in this one. Like Moses, through the Red Sea.
