Post by The Sandmen on Nov 8, 2017 9:25:21 GMT -5
Robert Whittaker doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Luke Rockhold looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Robert Whittaker and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Crisp uppercut by Rockhold followed by a hard jab
Robert Whittaker stumbles back.
Rockhold is holding Robert Whittaker's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robert Whittaker loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Whittaker breaks the lock showing some skills...
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Rockhold's ribs.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Whittaker's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Whittaker tries to cover his face,
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Whittaker pulls his arm out of danger.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Rockhold tries an armbar from the bottom!
Robert Whittaker breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Whittaker tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Whittaker tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Robert Whittaker fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Whittaker's side.
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
2:06 Round 1 and Rockhold is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rockhold switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Whittaker struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker tries to escape from the closed guard
Robert Whittaker any adventage in the ground.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Whittaker pulls his arm out of danger.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Luke Rockhold work his BJJ game.
Rockhold attempts a triangle from bottom! Robert Whittaker slips out. Rockhold quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Robert Whittaker slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Whittaker 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 continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Robert Whittaker tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Luke Rockhold jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold goes for a low kick..
Whittaker avoids the deadly blow.
Luke Rockhold was tooling Robert Whittaker for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robert Whittaker lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Luke Rockhold just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Whittaker quickly defends.
Whittaker is trying to counter now!
Robert Whittaker launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Rockhold's arms.
Rockhold pushes Robert Whittaker and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold is holding Robert Whittaker's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robert Whittaker loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Robert Whittaker.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Whittaker breaks the lock showing some skills...
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Whittaker has Rockhold controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rockhold is unable to move under Whittaker control.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Robert Whittaker throws a combo
Luke Rockhold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Whittaker swings again, only to get countered once more! Whittaker is looking bad here!
Robert Whittaker leans forwards and tries to grapple with Rockhold
Whittaker shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rockhold gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Rockhold gets hold of a leg and trips Whittaker to the mat!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Robert Whittaker's guard...
Robert Whittaker has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Rockhold is in closed guard... Whittaker tries to roll on the ground!
Luke Rockhold uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
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 Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Robert Whittaker can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
Whittaker breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
Whittaker breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Not a desiderable position that Whittaker is in now. Luke Rockhold is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Luke Rockhold tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Whittaker is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Robert Whittaker tries to take advantage...
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Whittaker goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Robert Whittaker to fight back!
Whittaker tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Robert Whittaker's arm and tries an armbar!
Whittaker hold his own hand and breaks Rockhold's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Luke Rockhold.
Robert Whittaker is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Robert Whittaker in his guard.
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Robert Whittaker is in open guard over Rockhold
Whittaker tries to jump to side mount.
Luke Rockhold jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Rockhold breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Luke Rockhold and Whittaker engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Whittaker steps forward
Luke Rockhold catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Robert Whittaker throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Whittaker is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Whittaker pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Robert Whittaker's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's chin with an uppercut while Whittaker lands some great crosses.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Robert Whittaker. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Robert Whittaker paws at Rockhold.
Rockhold answers with solid punches!
Whittaker's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robert Whittaker is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Rockhold 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Whittaker's being punished here!
Whittaker's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Robert Whittaker takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold moves to better his position on the ground...
Luke Rockhold viciously slams hammer blows to Whittaker's face!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to finish with a leg lock!
Whittaker is able to break the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rockhold struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Rockhold delivers a few accurate elbows!
Whittaker is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws his leg over Robert Whittaker's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Luke Rockhold's rear naked choke attempt!
Robert Whittaker frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Luke Rockhold and ends up on top!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Whittaker's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker 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 Rockhold's moves.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls him over and takes his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold storms over Whittaker with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Rockhold doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Whittaker's face with his elbows!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Rockhold tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Whittaker! Rockhold has one hook in and keeps working!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Whittaker tries to stand up!
Rockhold doesn't allow him!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Whittaker tries to stand up!
Rockhold doesn't allow him!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Rockhold tries to end this with a RNC!
Whittaker manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Rockhold put Robert Whittaker in closed guard.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Stand up! This is what Whittaker's cornermen are shouting. Luke Rockhold is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Rockhold throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Robert Whittaker realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Robert Whittaker tries to take advantage...
Whittaker opts to jump inside Rockhold's guard.
Rockhold fights back with his feet, forcing Whittaker to try something else.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries an armbar from the bottom!
Robert Whittaker breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Robert Whittaker is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Robert Whittaker in his guard.
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Robert Whittaker is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Whittaker
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls Robert Whittaker to his stomach and takes his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Whittaker has given his back to Luke Rockhold who is trying to get one hook in!
Luke Rockhold has one hook in!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Luke Rockhold isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Whittaker Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Whittaker's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Whittaker struggles to free himself
Whittaker locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Luke Rockhold unil he can pull his arm free! Rockhold lost his dominant position.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Whittaker goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Luke Rockhold realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Robert Whittaker. 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robert Whittaker is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold forces Robert Whittaker to open his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold goes for an americana!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker breaks free.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rockhold blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Whittaker's guard.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold tries to free his leg...
Luke Rockhold uses some of his skill by jumping out of Whittaker's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold works on the ground with his fingers over Whittaker's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Whittaker tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Robert Whittaker, who is barely covering up!
Whittaker's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Whittaker seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Rockhold is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Robert Whittaker efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold suddenly holds Robert Whittaker's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (Armbar) at 3:19 Round 4
Statistics: Robert Whittaker
Punches 6/17 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 848 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 12/20 (60%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/30 (80%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 848 s
Even early, The Rock late. #LayinTheSmackdown.
Luke Rockhold looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Robert Whittaker and Luke Rockhold touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Crisp uppercut by Rockhold followed by a hard jab
Robert Whittaker stumbles back.
Rockhold is holding Robert Whittaker's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robert Whittaker loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Whittaker breaks the lock showing some skills...
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Rockhold's ribs.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold launches a few punches to Whittaker's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Whittaker tries to cover his face,
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Whittaker pulls his arm out of danger.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Rockhold tries an armbar from the bottom!
Robert Whittaker breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Whittaker tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Whittaker tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Robert Whittaker fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Whittaker's side.
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
2:06 Round 1 and Rockhold is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rockhold switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Whittaker struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker tries to escape from the closed guard
Robert Whittaker any adventage in the ground.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Whittaker pulls his arm out of danger.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Luke Rockhold work his BJJ game.
Rockhold attempts a triangle from bottom! Robert Whittaker slips out. Rockhold quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Robert Whittaker slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Rockhold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Whittaker 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 continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Robert Whittaker tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Luke Rockhold jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold goes for a low kick..
Whittaker avoids the deadly blow.
Luke Rockhold was tooling Robert Whittaker for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robert Whittaker lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Luke Rockhold just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Whittaker quickly defends.
Whittaker is trying to counter now!
Robert Whittaker launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Rockhold's arms.
Rockhold pushes Robert Whittaker and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold is holding Robert Whittaker's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robert Whittaker loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker launches a few punches to Rockhold's cheek from the guard.
Luke Rockhold uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Robert Whittaker.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Whittaker breaks the lock showing some skills...
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Whittaker has Rockhold controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rockhold is unable to move under Whittaker control.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Robert Whittaker throws a combo
Luke Rockhold ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Whittaker swings again, only to get countered once more! Whittaker is looking bad here!
Robert Whittaker leans forwards and tries to grapple with Rockhold
Whittaker shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rockhold gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Rockhold gets hold of a leg and trips Whittaker to the mat!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Robert Whittaker's guard...
Robert Whittaker has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Rockhold is in closed guard... Whittaker tries to roll on the ground!
Luke Rockhold uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
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 Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Robert Whittaker can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
Whittaker breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries a kimura
Whittaker breaks the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Not a desiderable position that Whittaker is in now. Luke Rockhold is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Luke Rockhold tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Whittaker is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Robert Whittaker tries to take advantage...
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Whittaker goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rockhold clumsily fails here and it's time for Robert Whittaker to fight back!
Whittaker tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Robert Whittaker's arm and tries an armbar!
Whittaker hold his own hand and breaks Rockhold's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Luke Rockhold.
Robert Whittaker is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Robert Whittaker in his guard.
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Robert Whittaker is in open guard over Rockhold
Whittaker tries to jump to side mount.
Luke Rockhold jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Rockhold breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Luke Rockhold and Whittaker engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Whittaker steps forward
Luke Rockhold catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Robert Whittaker throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Whittaker is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Whittaker pushes Luke Rockhold and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Robert Whittaker's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's chin with an uppercut while Whittaker lands some great crosses.
Rockhold steps backwards away from Robert Whittaker. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Robert Whittaker paws at Rockhold.
Rockhold answers with solid punches!
Whittaker's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robert Whittaker is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Rockhold 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) is cheering him!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Whittaker's being punished here!
Whittaker's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Robert Whittaker takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold moves to better his position on the ground...
Luke Rockhold viciously slams hammer blows to Whittaker's face!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to finish with a leg lock!
Whittaker is able to break the lock.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Rockhold struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Rockhold moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Rockhold delivers a few accurate elbows!
Whittaker is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold throws his leg over Robert Whittaker's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Luke Rockhold's rear naked choke attempt!
Robert Whittaker frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Luke Rockhold and ends up on top!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold measures the resilience of Whittaker's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Whittaker's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker 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 Rockhold's moves.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and trap Luke Rockhold in his guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls him over and takes his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold storms over Whittaker with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Rockhold doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Whittaker's face with his elbows!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Rockhold tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Whittaker! Rockhold has one hook in and keeps working!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Whittaker tries to stand up!
Rockhold doesn't allow him!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Whittaker tries to stand up!
Rockhold doesn't allow him!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Rockhold tries to end this with a RNC!
Whittaker manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Robert Whittaker is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold tries to close the guard.
Rockhold put Robert Whittaker in closed guard.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Stand up! This is what Whittaker's cornermen are shouting. Luke Rockhold is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Rockhold throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Robert Whittaker realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Luke Rockhold gets sloppy and Robert Whittaker tries to take advantage...
Whittaker opts to jump inside Rockhold's guard.
Rockhold fights back with his feet, forcing Whittaker to try something else.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries an armbar from the bottom!
Robert Whittaker breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Robert Whittaker is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to trap Robert Whittaker in his guard.
Luke Rockhold manages to switch to full guard.
Robert Whittaker is in open guard over Rockhold
Rockhold tries to close his guard around Whittaker
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Luke Rockhold rolls Robert Whittaker to his stomach and takes his back!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker
Whittaker has given his back to Luke Rockhold who is trying to get one hook in!
Luke Rockhold has one hook in!
Rockhold is in rear mount over Whittaker with one hook in
Luke Rockhold isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Whittaker Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Whittaker's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Whittaker struggles to free himself
Whittaker locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Luke Rockhold unil he can pull his arm free! Rockhold lost his dominant position.
Robert Whittaker is in closed guard over Rockhold
Whittaker is in closed guard... Rockhold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robert Whittaker!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Whittaker goes down.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Whittaker throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Luke Rockhold realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Robert Whittaker. 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 Scandinavium (Gothenburg, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Luke Rockhold shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robert Whittaker is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rockhold into his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to posture up and open Robert Whittaker's guard...
Luke Rockhold forces Robert Whittaker to open his guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Whittaker
Rockhold moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Luke Rockhold goes for an americana!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker breaks free.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Whittaker
Robert Whittaker isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rockhold blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Whittaker's guard.
Whittaker clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Luke Rockhold tries to free his leg...
Luke Rockhold uses some of his skill by jumping out of Whittaker's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold works on the ground with his fingers over Whittaker's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Whittaker measures the resilience of Rockhold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rockhold blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Robert Whittaker gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Whittaker tries to escape from the full mount...
Luke Rockhold is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Luke Rockhold keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Robert Whittaker...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Robert Whittaker, who is barely covering up!
Whittaker's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Whittaker seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Luke Rockhold tries to better his position on the ground...
Rockhold is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Luke Rockhold controls the situation despite Robert Whittaker efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Robert Whittaker
Rockhold suddenly holds Robert Whittaker's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Whittaker's eyes...
Whittaker almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (Armbar) at 3:19 Round 4
Statistics: Robert Whittaker
Punches 6/17 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 848 s
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 12/20 (60%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 24/30 (80%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 848 s
Even early, The Rock late. #LayinTheSmackdown.