Post by The Sandman on Oct 25, 2021 16:42:03 GMT -5
Rockhold enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Chris Weidman looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Luke Rockhold looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chris Weidman is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Luke Rockhold comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The All-American fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rockhold sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Rockhold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold is holding Chris Weidman's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to turn away and scramble out. Luke Rockhold takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Chris Weidman spins out and gets back to his feet.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
The All-American tries to show some ground skills
Rockhold uses his strength to keep Rockhold at a disadvantage
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Rockhold tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Rockhold suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
The All-American can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Luke Rockhold!
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 two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A left hook from Rockhold
grazes the chin of The All-American.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The All-American is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American
Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The All-American rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Rockhold swings...
hard impact to The All-American's face!
Luke Rockhold takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Luke Rockhold sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold gets control of Chris Weidman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Chris Weidman shakes him off and staves off danger.
Rockhold pushes Chris Weidman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Luke Rockhold takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The All-American and Rockhold circle around the center of the cage.
Rockhold wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The All-American doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Luke Rockhold pushes The All-American forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold circles out and slips free of Chris Weidman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Body kick by Luke Rockhold...
just grazes his opponent.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The All-American studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rockhold looks to be in very good shape.
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Luke Rockhold!
The All-American is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Crushing shot to The All-American's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The All-American
Rockhold tries to escape from the closed guard
Rockhold succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold succeeds
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Luke Rockhold pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold catch Chris Weidman's left arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
The All-American struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in The All-American's eyes...
Rockhold secures the lock while Chris Weidman refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (kimura) at 1:20 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Luke "The Rock" Johnson gets his Chris Weidman on, by beating Christopher Weidman.
Chris Weidman looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Luke Rockhold looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Chris Weidman is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Luke Rockhold comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The All-American fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rockhold sprawls and remains on his feet.
Luke Rockhold fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold is holding Chris Weidman's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to turn away and scramble out. Luke Rockhold takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Chris Weidman spins out and gets back to his feet.
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
The All-American tries to show some ground skills
Rockhold uses his strength to keep Rockhold at a disadvantage
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Rockhold tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Luke Rockhold takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Rockhold suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
The All-American can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Luke Rockhold!
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 two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A left hook from Rockhold
grazes the chin of The All-American.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The All-American is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American
Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
The All-American rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Luke Rockhold. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Rockhold swings...
hard impact to The All-American's face!
Luke Rockhold takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Luke Rockhold sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold gets control of Chris Weidman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Chris Weidman shakes him off and staves off danger.
Rockhold pushes Chris Weidman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Luke Rockhold takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The All-American and Rockhold circle around the center of the cage.
Rockhold wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The All-American doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Luke Rockhold embrace and tries to move away...
Luke Rockhold pushes The All-American forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Luke Rockhold tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rockhold circles out and slips free of Chris Weidman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Body kick by Luke Rockhold...
just grazes his opponent.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold moves backwards and Chris Weidman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The All-American studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rockhold looks to be in very good shape.
Luke Rockhold is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Luke Rockhold!
The All-American is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Crushing shot to The All-American's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over The All-American
Rockhold tries to escape from the closed guard
Rockhold succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over The All-American
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold succeeds
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Chris Weidman
The All-American is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Luke Rockhold pushes Chris Weidman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold catch Chris Weidman's left arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
The All-American struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in The All-American's eyes...
Rockhold secures the lock while Chris Weidman refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (kimura) at 1:20 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Luke "The Rock" Johnson gets his Chris Weidman on, by beating Christopher Weidman.
