Post by The Sandman on Sept 8, 2021 16:12:05 GMT -5
Yoel Romero! Yoel Romero! This is what the people are chanting here.
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Yoel Romero comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
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 Spider
Soldier of God tries to jump to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The Spider's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Spider's side.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva is cooling the fight on the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Spider is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Soldier of God misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Body shots by Wanderlei Silva
Solid blows to Soldier of God's abdomen.
Soldier of God seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Soldier of God
Good punches to Soldier of God's body.
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
The Spider breaks the closed guard of Yoel Romero and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Wanderlei Silva throws a flurry of punches at Soldier of God...
A lot of them are hitting Soldier of God's face
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Spider tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
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 The Spider's moves.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The Spider's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Spider blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
The Spider tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 The Spider's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Spider pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The Spider moves forward looking for some action
Wanderlei Silva shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Soldier of God doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Soldier of God forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Yoel Romero's ribs!
Yoel Romero's ribs shows the damage! Wanderlei Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva slightly pushes Soldier of God into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Yoel Romero goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Soldier of God seems staggered and Wanderlei Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Yoel Romero paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
There is a small laceration on Yoel Romero's Forehead
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yoel Romero seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Wanderlei Silva!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Soldier of God is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Soldier of God
The Spider moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
Pitty-pat punches from The Spider
They're bothering Soldier of God even though they aren't hurting him.
Soldier of God's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
The Spider launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yoel Romero is not able to stop Soldier of God ground skills and Wanderlei Silva moves to side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Spider.
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Round 2
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Soldier of God is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Spider sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Soldier of God is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Yoel Romero's Right eye
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right eye) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Wanderlei. Nuff said?
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Yoel Romero looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Yoel Romero comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
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 Spider
Soldier of God tries to jump to side mount.
Wanderlei Silva jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The Spider's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Spider's side.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva is cooling the fight on the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Spider is in closed guard... Soldier of God tries to roll on the ground!
Wanderlei Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Soldier of God misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Body shots by Wanderlei Silva
Solid blows to Soldier of God's abdomen.
Soldier of God seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Soldier of God
Good punches to Soldier of God's body.
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Soldier of God
Wanderlei Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
The Spider breaks the closed guard of Yoel Romero and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Wanderlei Silva throws a flurry of punches at Soldier of God...
A lot of them are hitting Soldier of God's face
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Yoel Romero...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Spider tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
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 The Spider's moves.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Soldier of God measures the resilience of The Spider's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Spider blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
The Spider tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 The Spider's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Spider pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The Spider moves forward looking for some action
Wanderlei Silva shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Soldier of God doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Wanderlei Silva embrace and tries to move away...
Wanderlei Silva pushes Soldier of God forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Spider launches a few hard punches to Yoel Romero's ribs!
Yoel Romero's ribs shows the damage! Wanderlei Silva is working his opponent ribs!
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Spider is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva slightly pushes Soldier of God into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Yoel Romero goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Soldier of God seems staggered and Wanderlei Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Yoel Romero paws at The Spider.
The Spider answers with solid punches!
There is a small laceration on Yoel Romero's Forehead
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
That punishment by Wanderlei Silva has left Soldier of God staggered! Wanderlei Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yoel Romero seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Wanderlei Silva!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Soldier of God is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Soldier of God
The Spider moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to The Spider's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
Pitty-pat punches from The Spider
They're bothering Soldier of God even though they aren't hurting him.
Soldier of God's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Soldier of God
The Spider launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yoel Romero is not able to stop Soldier of God ground skills and Wanderlei Silva moves to side mount!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Spider.
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Round 2
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Soldier of God is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Soldier of God fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Spider sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Soldier of God is holding Wanderlei Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
The Spider studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Yoel Romero's Right eye
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right eye) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/13 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Wanderlei. Nuff said?
