Post by The Sandmen on May 29, 2017 6:56:40 GMT -5
Luke Rockhold is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Tyron Woodley is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rockhold and Woodley move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A punch from Tyron Woodley
grazes Rockhold's right cheek.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rockhold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Woodley's thigh!
Woodley hyper-extended his leg
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rockhold is holding Tyron Woodley's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyron Woodley loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold launches a barrage of elbows over Woodley's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Woodley doesn't fight back!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley 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.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tyron Woodley.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold suddenly holds Tyron Woodley's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Woodley's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Woodley's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Woodley can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Luke Rockhold!
Tyron Woodley is in closed guard over Rockhold
1:24 Round 1 and Rockhold is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rockhold moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Tyron Woodley breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
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.
Luke Rockhold wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Woodley!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Woodley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rockhold sprawls and remains on his feet.
Tyron Woodley takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Brilliant combination from Tyron Woodley
Rockhold is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Woodley misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Woodley's chin! That stops Woodley in his tracks!
Woodley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brilliant combination from Luke Rockhold
that forces Woodley to try and defend better.
Woodley's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
High kick from Luke Rockhold!
Woodley seems to be done!
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Woodley goes down.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Tyron Woodley can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Deep breaths from Tyron Woodley who tries a hammer punch to Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley 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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Woodley's face with those brutal elbows! Woodley needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Rockhold breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Woodley follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Woodley needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
Woodley's Forehead is beginning to swell
Woodley seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Woodley steps forward
Luke Rockhold catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Tyron Woodley's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rockhold.
Crushing shot to Woodley's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Tyron Woodley's guard...
Luke Rockhold gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Rockhold tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Luke Rockhold is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Woodley launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Rockhold.
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Round 2
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Rockhold tries to grapple
He puts Woodley in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Woodley's head
Those punches are hitting! Woodley covers his head!
Tyron Woodley seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Luke Rockhold!
The fighters are clinching.
Woodley struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Nothing from this... Tyron Woodley seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tyron Woodley tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Luke Rockhold swings and Woodley has to retreat
Luke Rockhold tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Woodley's face
Woodley seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Luke Rockhold
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Woodley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Luke Rockhold has left Woodley staggered! Luke Rockhold should try push forward now and finish this!
Nice punch by Luke Rockhold
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Woodley is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Woodley
Rockhold moves on the ground
Luke Rockhold moves to side mount
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Tyron Woodley...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold goes for an armbar!
Woodley struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Woodley's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Rockhold is locking that Armbar...
John McCarthy breaks Luke Rockhold's lock! This is over! Woodley didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (Armbar) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Tyron Woodley
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Tyrone is sad. Mostly because I just spelled his name wrong for no particular reason. I guess tapping like a bitch to Luke Cuckold isn't helping his mood much either, but what can ya do?
Tyron Woodley is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
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Rockhold and Woodley move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A punch from Tyron Woodley
grazes Rockhold's right cheek.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rockhold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Woodley's thigh!
Woodley hyper-extended his leg
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rockhold is holding Tyron Woodley's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyron Woodley loses balance and goes to the ground.
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold launches a barrage of elbows over Woodley's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Woodley doesn't fight back!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley 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.
Rockhold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Luke Rockhold looks to pass to mount...
Rockhold slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tyron Woodley.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold suddenly holds Tyron Woodley's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Woodley's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Woodley's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
Woodley can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Luke Rockhold!
Tyron Woodley is in closed guard over Rockhold
1:24 Round 1 and Rockhold is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rockhold moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Tyron Woodley breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
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.
Luke Rockhold wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Woodley!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Woodley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rockhold sprawls and remains on his feet.
Tyron Woodley takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Brilliant combination from Tyron Woodley
Rockhold is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Woodley misses a step and Luke Rockhold sees an opportunity to counter him!
Luke Rockhold throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Woodley's chin! That stops Woodley in his tracks!
Woodley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brilliant combination from Luke Rockhold
that forces Woodley to try and defend better.
Woodley's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
High kick from Luke Rockhold!
Woodley seems to be done!
Luke Rockhold tries to bring the fight to the ground
Woodley goes down.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold tries to pass to half guard...
Tyron Woodley can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rockhold looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Deep breaths from Tyron Woodley who tries a hammer punch to Rockhold's ribs.
Rockhold blocks those punches
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley 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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Tyron Woodley attempts to move to full guard
Luke Rockhold keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Woodley's face with those brutal elbows! Woodley needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Rockhold breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley gets sloppy and Luke Rockhold tries to take advantage...
Woodley follows Luke Rockhold
only to get counter punched in a big way! Woodley needs to stop playing Luke Rockhold's game or he'll get knocked out!
Woodley's Forehead is beginning to swell
Woodley seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Woodley steps forward
Luke Rockhold catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Luke Rockhold attempts a sweep single...
Luke Rockhold catches Tyron Woodley's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rockhold.
Crushing shot to Woodley's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Luke Rockhold is in closed guard over Woodley
Luke Rockhold is looking to pass Tyron Woodley's guard...
Luke Rockhold gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Luke Rockhold is in half guard over Woodley
Rockhold tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Luke Rockhold is cooling the fight on the ground
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Woodley launches a few weak punches
Rockhold blocks them effectively.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Rockhold.
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Round 2
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Rockhold tries to grapple
He puts Woodley in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Rockhold struggles and launches a few punches to Woodley's head
Those punches are hitting! Woodley covers his head!
Tyron Woodley seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Luke Rockhold!
The fighters are clinching.
Woodley struggles and launches a few punches to Rockhold's head
Nothing from this... Tyron Woodley seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tyron Woodley tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Luke Rockhold swings and Woodley has to retreat
Luke Rockhold tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Woodley's face
Woodley seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Woodley is holding Luke Rockhold's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Luke Rockhold shows great balance while pushing away Tyron Woodley
Rockhold is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Luke Rockhold
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Woodley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Luke Rockhold has left Woodley staggered! Luke Rockhold should try push forward now and finish this!
Nice punch by Luke Rockhold
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Luke Rockhold tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Woodley is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Luke Rockhold is in open guard over Woodley
Rockhold moves on the ground
Luke Rockhold moves to side mount
Luke Rockhold is in side mount over Tyron Woodley
Luke Rockhold looks to mount Tyron Woodley...
Luke Rockhold slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Luke Rockhold is in full mount over Tyron Woodley
Rockhold goes for an armbar!
Woodley struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Woodley's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Luke Rockhold appears to be unbreakable
Rockhold is locking that Armbar...
John McCarthy breaks Luke Rockhold's lock! This is over! Woodley didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Luke Rockhold by Submission (Armbar) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Luke Rockhold
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Tyron Woodley
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/4 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Tyrone is sad. Mostly because I just spelled his name wrong for no particular reason. I guess tapping like a bitch to Luke Cuckold isn't helping his mood much either, but what can ya do?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!