Post by The Sandmen on Mar 30, 2012 16:50:31 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold looks very relaxed.
Murilo Bustamante looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Luke Rockhold and Murilo Bustamante touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Murilo Bustamante is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Murilo Bustamante's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Bustamante's chin with an uppercut while Bustamante lands some great crosses.
Bustamante is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Bustamante tries to open up Luke Rockhold's defense faking a few punches.
Luke Rockhold wraps his arms around Bustamante's arms and counters the punches.
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Bustamante in half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Murilo Bustamante keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante hooks Rockhold's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Luke Rockhold manages to kick Bustamante away and scrambles on top!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Bustamante tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Bustamante
Rockhold is in closed guard... Bustamante tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Luke Rockhold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Bustamante's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Bustamante tries to move on the ground and shows Luke Rockhold a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bustamante's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante 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.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to move to full guard
Murilo Bustamante manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Rockhold moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Murilo Bustamante's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Rockhold is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Murilo Bustamante manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Luke Rockhold launches a rapid series of punches
taking Bustamante from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Bustamante has a small cut in his Right eye
Nice punches from Murilo Bustamante.
Even nicer blocks from Rockhold.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold paws at Bustamante.
Bustamante swings ineffectively.
Bustamante follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bustamante needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
Bustamante's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Bustamante!
Rockhold blocks with confidence
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Bustamante's face
Luke Rockhold is opening up on Bustamante and raining down combinations!
Bustamante's corner looks worried!
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Murilo Bustamante's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Bustamante's chin with an uppercut while Bustamante lands some great crosses.
Nice punches from Luke Rockhold.
Bustamante staggers backwards. Rockhold wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Bustamante's Forehead is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Luke Rockhold has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Bustamante follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bustamante needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Murilo Bustamante's Left eye
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 Bustamante
Bustamante throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Luke Rockhold realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Murilo Bustamante. 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.
Luke Rockhold throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Bustamante.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold and Bustamante engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Luke Rockhold is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Bustamante is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Murilo Bustamante
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Murilo Bustamante can end the fight with his ground and pound.
A right hand from Murilo Bustamante
gets deflected.
Bustamante clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Bustamante has a small cut in his Chin
Murilo Bustamante seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Luke Rockhold!
Luke Rockhold was tooling Murilo Bustamante for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Murilo Bustamante lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shovel hook by Murilo Bustamante
goes nowhere.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Murilo Bustamante's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Middle kick from Rockhold.
Bustamante receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Bustamante's mid-section, he seems hurt
Bustamante throws a lazy kick
Rockhold dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Murilo Bustamante's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Luke Rockhold launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Bustamante's knee!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Bustamante was not intelligently defending himself!
Bustamante hyper-extended his leg
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Low kick) at 2:03 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 29/32 (91%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 4/24 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Luke Rockhold. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Nice effort tonight from Murilo Bustamante who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
What a fight! I love my job!
Murilo Bustamante looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Luke Rockhold and Murilo Bustamante touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Murilo Bustamante is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Murilo Bustamante's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Bustamante's chin with an uppercut while Bustamante lands some great crosses.
Bustamante is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Bustamante tries to open up Luke Rockhold's defense faking a few punches.
Luke Rockhold wraps his arms around Bustamante's arms and counters the punches.
Murilo Bustamante is in side mount over Luke Rockhold
Rockhold tries to show some ground skills
Luke Rockhold put Bustamante in half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Luke Rockhold attempts to move to full guard
Murilo Bustamante keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Murilo Bustamante is in half guard over Rockhold
Murilo Bustamante hooks Rockhold's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Luke Rockhold manages to kick Bustamante away and scrambles on top!
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Bustamante tries to close his guard around Rockhold
He succeeds!
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Bustamante
Rockhold is in closed guard... Bustamante tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Luke Rockhold!
Murilo Bustamante is in full mount over Luke Rockhold
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Luke Rockhold can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rockhold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Bustamante's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Bustamante tries to move on the ground and shows Luke Rockhold a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bustamante's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante 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.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to move to full guard
Murilo Bustamante manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Rockhold moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Bustamante
Luke Rockhold tries to pass Murilo Bustamante's guard...
Luke Rockhold manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Rockhold is taking this opportunity to rest.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante attempts to trap Luke Rockhold in his guard.
Murilo Bustamante manages to switch to full guard.
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Bustamante
Rockhold tries to move to full mount
Rockhold's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Luke Rockhold launches a rapid series of punches
taking Bustamante from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Bustamante has a small cut in his Right eye
Nice punches from Murilo Bustamante.
Even nicer blocks from Rockhold.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold paws at Bustamante.
Bustamante swings ineffectively.
Bustamante follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bustamante needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
Bustamante's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Bustamante!
Rockhold blocks with confidence
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Bustamante's face
Luke Rockhold is opening up on Bustamante and raining down combinations!
Bustamante's corner looks worried!
Rockhold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Murilo Bustamante's punches
Rockhold measures the resilience of Bustamante's chin with an uppercut while Bustamante lands some great crosses.
Nice punches from Luke Rockhold.
Bustamante staggers backwards. Rockhold wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Bustamante's Forehead is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Luke Rockhold has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Bustamante follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bustamante needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Murilo Bustamante's Left eye
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 Bustamante
Bustamante throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Luke Rockhold realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Murilo Bustamante. 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.
Luke Rockhold throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Bustamante.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Luke Rockhold and Bustamante engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Luke Rockhold is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Bustamante is holding Luke Rockhold's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Murilo Bustamante
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Murilo Bustamante can end the fight with his ground and pound.
A right hand from Murilo Bustamante
gets deflected.
Bustamante clumsily fails here and it's time for Luke Rockhold to fight back!
Rockhold feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Bustamante has a small cut in his Chin
Murilo Bustamante seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Luke Rockhold!
Luke Rockhold was tooling Murilo Bustamante for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Murilo Bustamante lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shovel hook by Murilo Bustamante
goes nowhere.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Murilo Bustamante's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Middle kick from Rockhold.
Bustamante receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Bustamante's mid-section, he seems hurt
Bustamante throws a lazy kick
Rockhold dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Murilo Bustamante's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Luke Rockhold launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Bustamante's knee!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Bustamante was not intelligently defending himself!
Bustamante hyper-extended his leg
Winner is Luke Rockhold by TKO (Low kick) at 2:03 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 29/32 (91%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Statistics: Murilo Bustamante
Punches 4/24 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 180 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Luke Rockhold. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Nice effort tonight from Murilo Bustamante who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
What a fight! I love my job!