Full Fight | Yoel Romero vs. Alex Polizzi | Bellator 280
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2022
- It's Full Fight Friday! Let's take a look at Bellator 280 where Yoel Romero displayed a dominating performance against Alex Polizzi.
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I think Romeros plan is to keep fighting until he hits 50, unlock his old man strength and then double in power.
Only then will he be able to unlock his final form
😂
worked for glover
I can see Romero beating 50 year old randy couture
LO.
Romero is such a unique fighter. He just stands doing nothing and you can't attack because he might jump in the air and knee you in the skull
This is an A1 analysis
💯😂🤣😂🤭
At 45 years old he is a beast
And when attack what to attack because his skull is merged with his body😂
Faxxc
At 45, and 205lbs Yoel is still terrifying.
cant wait to see him vs nemkov
Not terrifying for Phil Davis
@@Blackhaze3000 robbed
Wanna see him against Jon Jones, see if he's still so "terrifying" then.
I've seen far more older fighters beat younger little grasshoppers than I've ever seen these little bucks beat the older bulls, age plays a part yup it sure does buy limited it's not the deciding factor. I'm 45 none of the younger fighters in my gym have taken me out, or come closet it. It's the caliber of the man topped with his skill set finished off with his drive to fight and win thar fight.
To be fair, it's not Polizzi's willpower which keeps him in the fight, it's Romero's mercy.
Exactly. Those last 10 seconds were crazy. Once he decided to beat him, he did it.
that was anything but merciful
i think it would have been more merciful if Romero had just finished him early instead of knocking him over and letting him recover a few times. Polizzi probably took a few fights worth of damage because of Romero toying with him and not going for the finish.
Yeah, it was Yoel's cruelty that kept him in the fight, he could have shown mercy and ended it in the 1st round...Polizzi probably took some career shortening damage, taking 3 rounds of Yoel Romero landing at will....it was actually really awful and shitty to do haha.
Yes, makes sense too 👍🏻
is it me or did romero just give this man a gentlemen's beat down? romeros posture, conservative and efficient was incredible to watch and mechanical to the core. he held back 80% of his strength. He walked into this fight like "im not even gonna throw him kicks like that until the 2nd round." romero was like "im just here for the stamina."
I definitely noticed that after the last knock down. I felt like he wasn’t trying to serious hurt him or even try to pressure him knowing Pilizzio was done.
Pretty bad ass if you ask me 🔥💪🏾
💯💯💯🤭
He could've fought for 5 more rounds before seeing any sign of physical fatigue from Romero. A rare athlete.
Romero is playing it safe and yet still picking Polizzi apart. At 45. Insane.
Melvin Manhoef is 46
He could have easily finished him in the 2nd round, he was just putting on a show for the fans
Yoel is a phenom, almost took his head off his shoulders
@@tsquirrel8675 i believe Bellator fighters get paid more by the rounds
Crazy
This was Yoel being so nice. He literally looked like he was just happy that he had an opponent and wanted to just dance for a bit
@Gk why would you think I spoke Portuguese/Spanish
Joel literally didn’t wanna really hurt this kid . He cruised & carried the fight to the 3rd out of respect for him. True gentleman of the sport.
Yeah because he only had 1 leg after the first 2 minutes
Romero could've finished him in the first round with minimal damage,but he decided to snipe from a distance and do as much damage as he could over the course of the fight then after he milked all the footage he could out of the polizzi kid in the last 10 seconds he literally ended him. He did hurt him way more then needed.
@@PDTPharaohSleazy Polizzi is extremely tough. Yoel knew he could draw this out and inflict a lot of damage. That's what he did. He made a highlight reel out of this match.
@@PDTPharaohSleazy thank God someone said. I was like wtf - man literally had his leg and head smashed way more than he would have had he just got finished. That knee is fooked
Eh?? He literally tried to knock him out in the last few seconds when he would’ve known he’d easily won on points. Sparing Alex makes no sense at all
This was one of the cleanest performances I've ever seen. My God, Romero is an absolute monster!
My Solja of Gawd
playing wht he's food
What?
@@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694 playing with his food
@@charlesdolaya It just wasn't a very "clean" performance, by definition. He could've sent the same message by knocking him out in the first round
I've never seen someone sprawl as well as he does. Insane.
At fucking 45 bro. It’s not fair. Lol
@@kingtaylor9362 he's a genetic freak and the muscle memory is strong. Surprised he didn't win gold in the Olympics.
Robert whittaker did it to Romero.
@@neuroplasticity honestly think Russia paid him to lose that final...
his reaction time is insane and he's 45 lol
I love Yoel. Never again will there be a middle aged man of steel that has both incredible knockout power and absolutely no inclination to finish any of his fights.
He couldn’t be knocked out, he had a helmet for a head😂 he made everyone uncomfortable
The last punch last round had me dying 😂
It also had polizzi dying
Yoel is 5 years away from 50 and beating a fighter 30 years old and in his prime. Romero is something else
Just say 45 dude
He is the soldier of God
Polizzi has 0 striking
@Mr Passive no he is not, Yoel is a genetic marvel, steroids can’t do that
Mrpassive you got Marcus Aurelius as a profile pic. Therefore you shouldn't trash talk another person/fighter let alone someone as talented/skilled/hardworking as Romero. With or without steroids he is phenomenal. And I don't think that he has ever actually got popped for PEDs.
That sprawl of Romero's is Lightning. He's already in control before his opponent even starts to grab a leg LMAO
My favorite part about Yoel is that he’s a 45 year old who relies on being more athletic than his opponent and it’s a winning strategy 🤣. This guy is a freak of nature
Crazy right
@@tombyrne9003 and they talk about explosive fighters not having longevity
@@Shooter__Mcgavin That's like someone saying men are stronger than women and then you come along pointing out wonderwoman as a rare exception.
@@ofon2000 i don’t think yoel is the only linear there but alright
A TRUE veteran and always dangerous. He’s just getting wiser and making people fight his own fight as he ages.
Man, I felt scared for pelizzi! He looked like a little kid hitting his dad.😂
🤭😂🤣😂🤭💯
Never Romero
Romero is an inspiration to guys in their 40s. That's physique and condition goals 💪🏽 Wish him the best.
He trains like 10 hours a day
He is something special, with or without juice.
Even if you got a 1/4 of his physique without the gear at 40 this would be amazing
It just goes to show that if you tren hard, stay dedicated, watch your diet, have insane 1 in a million Cuban genetics, and come up in the Cuban Olympic wrestling program during the heyday of mexican supplements you too can achieve these results!
Steroids
He chose how almost every moment would play out. He respected polizzi for his heart, and held multiple times, to let him swing back. I swear he channeled the crowd through his arm, after finding the rhythm they were providing. He decided to end it in the final three seconds, and landed a perfectly timed walk off, with the bell. Romero, decades of experience, still has the power he had at 33
Time to direct a movie? :)
Well said! This shit was insane! Yoel was playing a game and polizzi his puppet. Can’t wait to see him fight fight way to the top
But not the wisdom a 45 year old fighter should have to end the fight ASAP like he could've done multiple times early.
@@iiDefied who needs wisdom when you are just having fun
"I WANTED TO DELIVER A MESSAGE, AND I THINK I DID".
--soldier of god--
Touch gloves is a sign of respect between two fighters before the fight. Being a veteran fighter, an Olympian and being a MMA fan and a fighter himself, and being a true sportsman, he ask for it (touch-glove) and his opponent ignored it.
This is the slowest and calmest Romero I've seen in a few fights, he could end polizzi at any point 100%, hats off to him for letting the fans get their money's worth of a long enough fight 🇬🇧 ✊🏼
Much respect to YOEL for not finishing him in round two
He should of, ended up taking more hits than he should have because of that, but it was a beautiful moment from Yoel.
Yoel Romero at 45 = fighting in Bellator. Me at 45 = watching Yoel Romero.
lmao🤣🤣
ha!
I mean if you have a job and are good at it you are doing the equivalent of him in your own field. Im sure there are 45 years olds building rockets and romero would never be able to do that. Everyone has their own path.
Me at 45 = top golf
@@AliHamza-sv4ni I think that's a poor comparison. Fighting is known as a young man's sport as you get past 35. Its such a taxing sport to compete in. Your speed, reactions ability to recover deteriorates. Whereas many working men can retire at 60 plus.
Romero is a monster, an absolute legend
Steroids monster.
@@dezombificator6167 and genetic monster
@@Filip-xx9lj ahhhhh the genetic. okok thks.
@@dezombificator6167 are you implying anyone could be a Romero with just steroids?! Even if he was juicing he is still a freak of nature
@@dezombificator6167 idiot
I don't often feel this way about a professional MMA fight but this one was hard to watch on Polizzi's behalf, he was in big trouble from the first second and never showed any hope of saving himself. That being said, Romero is as exciting as it gets in MMA, so creative and different! What a performance.
In Yoel's first fight at bellator vs Phil Davis, Yoel look like he was struggling to really move at lhw but now he's getting more use to being a lhw so his movement is going to be so much greater like almost the way he was moving at mw, going from 185 to 205 is a big weight difference for your body to adjust.
I have a feeling Romero is gonna still be fighting in his 80s 😂 He will be throwing down in the nursing home
Soldier of god
Not only that but he’ll probably look the exact same too
We all know Yoel has been around since 1879 wrestling the jungle
@@SIRSHANKSALOT12 don’t be silly it was 1897!
He’s gonna send opponents to the nursing home*
45 yrs old. Didn't waste any movements at all. Amazing
Looks like Yoel doesn’t actually want to hurt him when he gets in his groove. Plays it safe, doesn’t do anything unnecessary and just makes the fight what he wants it to be. Does what he wants against someone 15 years younger than him. Dude is still a beast.
Thats called smart fighting. You saw how usman lost.
Yeah we saw how he didn’t want to hurt him in the last seconds.. you cant call That light sparring thats nightmode getting enabled by Yoel
@@thisismyname9510 I wrote my comment like halfway through the last round not gonna lie. 😂 Absolutely brutal. Dude just finished him with one second to go just to make a statement.
@@TehCream 💯🤝
Because he’s old. He’s stiffer than a double whisky
45 and still going strong. What a freak this guy is.
His genétics is extremely good
Yoel is actually 145
Steroids also help
@@peterstaal1386 he doesn’t take steroids
@@peterstaal1386 Steroids actually don't help that much in a long run. My uncle never been in a gym his entire life, he only did farming work and for the most time, driving the tractor, but he looks like a beast, sculpted by Michelangelo. Genetics are hell of a thing and some people got the best of them.
Romero is an example of a lifetime of training 8h day !
His test results prove otherwise - that it's VERY possible.
@@jehushaphat He's tested posotive before lol
Tested positive for a nonbanned substance do ya research
@@Mojo_Radio watch "more plates more dates" video about him
@@Mojo_Radio Go watch bodybuilding
At the very start Romero came out & offered to touch gloves but Pollizzi refused.... and his fate was sealed. ☠️
That's why he punished him,it was over with 12 minutes into the match
Yoel was PLAYING with this dude..he played a cat and mouse game, brutalizing Alex then leaving him alone for a while. That uppercut that he hit him with at the end was savage. Had the referee not stepped in Alex has about to get hurt even worse.
What a beast he is. He could have easily finished that in the second round. I got the impression he wanted to give the crowd a show. It looked like he didn’t want to humiliate Polizzi or cause unnecessary damage either. Simply wanted to win comfortably
Tht kick to the knee was giving me anxiety the whole fight
Nah that's just how romero fights
I got that feeling too
@@yourmother3207 not really, when he gets a knock down he definitely goes for the kill.
it's what cost him the Costa fight too. Instead of finishing or atleast going for a finish, he let Costa off the hook and backed up to get him to the middle of the cage.
this was worst than a ko. he basically chose to punish him and break him for 3 rounds. at some point , i think polizzi was begging to be knocked out
@@YourMajesty733 i know. a tko and a ko are different. and it was just shameful the way he thrashed him for 3 rounds
@@gnoch88 it wasn't shameful on Yoel's end. Polizzi didn't respect Romero at the start of the fight when he refused to touch gloves. Polizzi deserved that calculated, methodical butt kicking.
This wasn’t a defeat of the physical, but of the mental. That kid knew Yoel was going real easy, and he was allowed to finish the fight. Mental warfare at its finest. Hats off to Yoel.
I'm 34 on Saturday and was feeling depress because I'm a fighter and father time is coming. This gives me hope I can still do it for a few more years.
You got 10 more years. You gotta make them count
@@DUES_EX Will do champ
You could fight in so many weight classes if you stayed for ten more years. You could accomplish alot.
Polizzi appeared to suffer a leg injury in the first round from one of Yoel's leg kicks. He had no mobility to deal with Yoel's explosions, but demonstrated incredible heart.
Same like what Robert Whittaker suffered in his first match against Yoel. That oblique kick like is so bad for opponent knees.
that kind of kick should be banned by the regulations .. too much impact on the knees.. without calculating the very high risk percentage of an injury, among other things, permanent .. because the moment you break a knee you will never have it again as before .. I don't know but it seems to me that it does not work very well for the sport in himself..
@@giulio76ful because getting knocked out brutally isnt as bad as tearing your knee
@@jugularbird7772 oblique kick is too easy though
@@jugularbird7772 It literally isn't as bad.
That's what you call MERCY!.... Scary how he can Kill at any moment
He showed amazing sportsmanship here by his restraint. Incredible athlete.
I loved that last second blitz and TKO finish. Classic yoel finish (i.e out of nowhere).
To know he's 45 and still a strong competitor in this sport, yoel is a legend.
Romero’s mercifulness is what keeps Polizzi in the fight. He’s easily dropped him and Romero proceeded not to just jump all over him and finish him.
Yoel is just different and his calmness is his scariest attribute
6:36 this takedown is insane polizzi sprawls perfectly yet Romero is able to control him with his right arm and get him down
I didn’t even notice that at first. His arm span is just ridiculous. Really impressive performance overall; especially those sprawls.
Yeah that was beautiful
yup! polizzi really thought that he was going to out wrestle romero. Ha ha!
I wouldn't say perfect because he was off balance enough to let Romero get under his center of gravity
And Romero was already turning the corner which took him off balance
What a legend and absolute monster, age is truly just a number.
Damn, I felt that last punch. Romero is still a beast.
This man’s lower back strength at 45 is god tier 😂😂🔥
💯🤭
Lower back strength? 😂😂😂
And ya know what’s crazy I bet he doesn’t do a whole lot of weight training that’s prolly just hit training with a whole lot of super sets💯💪🏾guys a freak
That's that wrestling strength that will never leave his body. Years of training.
And Yoel wasn't even at 100% in this fight 🤯
Romero in R vs W 2 was scary 😨 😳
I don't think he truly was ever 100% in MMA, he already came in jacked up from wrestling.
I'm convinced Yoel took the super soldier serum at some point in his youth, cause this man is a tank ! 🔥🔥🔥
this was literally a sparring session for Yoel lol that man is in amazing shape !
I think SoG didn't go for the finish until the very end because Polizzi refused his hand at the beginning of the fight. What a monster at 45! Romero is definitely a inspiration for us older guys to keep at it.
I believe that also,he took note of it and made him pay
Polizzi didn't make that same mistake in the second round aha
i support this. Romero was built up on respect. it's all we have
Bruh that was honestly crazy what he did he literally could’ve won at anytime in that fight he was just playing with that dude😂😭
It’s hard to not love Romero. 👌
Being able to watch this un UA-cam - thank you Bellator 🙌🏼
This looked more like practice sparring than an actual match. But you gotta give it to Polizi to hang in there.
Polizzi was beating the shit out of Romero's fist, with his face.
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 petition for fist damage to be taken into account by the judges
DAMN!! THAT'S IMPRESSIVE!! 45 YRS OLD... LOOKS 25!!! SPEED AND POWER!!! AWESOME!!!
The first 20 seconds😳🤯 this dude is fast for 45 he slipped got up and weaved like a young bull, he’s still frightening and hella muscular still
Shit man, felt them hyper-extending knee kicks 😱 Romero is s BEAST!!
Romero is such a likable fighter; 45 years old, seemingly invincible and terrific sportsmanship. Doesn’t seem to give off vibes like he wants to be there just to hurt somebody. Much respect and the way he was towards Polizzi at the end of 2nd round totally admire that. MMA needs more of this.
Lmao you haven't followed his career at all. Romero is notorious for nuking his opponents after they're unconscious (or close to it) then thanking Jesus for allowing him to inflict so much brain damage. In this fight it almost seemed like he was enjoying fucking up Polizzi so much that he let him get back up so he could continue hurting him. He's an incredibly impressive athlete, for sure, but he's unquestionably quite malicious. And truly anyone who thinks Jesus gives them the power to inflict pain on others like he does is a fucking lunatic.
Wtf are you talking about, Romero was stalking the poor guy and could KO him whenever he wanted. At 11:51 Yoel KO's him and is presumably waving to the crowd he's not done playing with his food.
Yoel is quite sadistic but nonetheless an incredible fighter and a very strange one.
It seemed to me that he thought the fight was over after the knockdown, when he was waving. And I think the ref could have stopped the fight there if he had wanted to. But I can see it both ways.
In any case, that's the coolest beard on TV.
Stoolgate, awful fence grabs, groin shots, missing weight, nuking unconscious opponents. Yeah, great sportsmanship.
@@RobTheProspect You summed him up perfectly 🤣🤣🤣
Clearly Romero didn’t want to finish polizzi at all …he was just playing with him 🙏🏻👍🏻
Sad. His team should’ve have thrown the towel or something.
Possibly for refusing SoG's hand at the beginning of the match.
EDIT:
Just seen the very last sequence, it most likely was for refusing. He gave him a staredown after the uppercut. I feel like SoG usually will keep it friendly after the bell.
I luhhh you see ya soon boii
Wow. Just wow. He was in complete control. Romero is a beast.
45 anos e nao vi ninguém nocaltear esse cara ...foda demais
O Brasileiro Rafael feijão nocauteo
Outstanding performance by Soldier of God. A tiny wee bit too playful in round 2 when he got clipped but he could’ve finished it anytime. It was a light sparring session for the Soldier.
Love how they get in the cage at the end of an opponent's fight, dont talk shit to each other , no false promises and trash talk. Just proper respect, no one taking away from the others moment. Exactly how it should be 👏👏
Thats cool and all if you care about that. Here in america , we just want to be entertained
Sometimes it’s more than just the entertainment tbh
You got to love that zen approach to MMA of Joel Romero!
That was a damn good fight keep it up
You can tell Romero is trying to get all the fighting time he can, enjoying every second of it, even tho he looks great, age eventually catches up to everybody
Well, that was a massacre.
Romero was using the event like a warmup/practice session.
It’s mind boggling that he’s 45 & fighting a prime 30 year old, who he crushed on all realms, the at 4:59 finished devouring his wounded prey.
It was a warning & statement indeed : Romero is a tough puzzle who’s not easy to solve.
Romero is probably the biggest freak athlete in MMA, him or Jones maybe
@@ivaard from a pure athletic standpoint ? romero blows jones out of the water. jones isn’t too out of this world if we’re speaking athletically. yes he is an elite athlete but nothing TOO crazy, he’s no ronaldo, lebron, shaq, kobe, bo jackson or anything he’s more of an IQ genius in the octagon. but yoel can win fights purely of his athleticism it’s absurd
@@roddss bro what? both of jones brothers were in the nfl, dude has insane athletic genetics. and he’s 6’4 if he developed a shot he could be in the nba, if he dedicated to nfl he could’ve been a dangerous TE, cover , anything. yoel couldn’t. he’s a freak for sure but jones way more athletically gifted and we’ve seen him in his younger days when he didn’t have good boxing beat people off athleticism
@@ivaard Noone in the whole mma industry can be compared to Romero IMHO. Nobody fight like him, nobody will still be fighting at 45 that's for sure! That guy is unique! He destroys 30 yrs old fighters at their prime and make the fight look easy! He could have finished him at the 2nd round if he wanted.... Truly special, amazing and inspiring individual this Joel Romero.
I LIVE watch Yoel fight. The dude is a legend and somehow STILL pretty much in his prime at 45 yrs old!!!
"I WANTED TO DELIVER A MESSAGE, AND I THINK I DID". -soldier of god
Touch gloves is a sign of respect between two fighters before the fight. Being a veteran fighter, an Olympian and being a MMA fan and a fighter himself, and being a true sportsman, he ask for it (touch-glove) and his opponent ignored it.
10:31 😂 holy shit I thought yoel snapped homies leg in half
Homies leg was done in the first 2 minutes
Romero is like the main boss in an anime !
Oh my god you Romero cada vez melhor impressionado sua performance!
"See you soon.. boy!!" Cracked me up again😂
Man,, yoel is still got it. Even at age 45. Respect soldier of god.
10:30 That kick is so ruthless!
El mejor ; Romero de CUBA 🇨🇺 ❤
Timed it perfect
What a fantastic fight... Romero was amazing here. When he moves, so fast. Those nasty leg strikes, lighting speed spreads to negate the wrestling attempts then those power punch's wow.
While Big John is interviewing Romero after his win, I am thinking "I hope that other guy is seeking immediate medical attention."
People like Romero remind me being 35 myself isn't too late to get healthy lol
Great performance. That sprawl was lighting fast. At 45 he's still a beast
Fun Fact : Romero thought it is a sparing section.
What a soldier! Well fought by a master tactitian. I wonder how many fights Romero has lost for being such a gentleman fighter?
His hands are quick asf bro, and his hand movements the way he constantly moves them around is satisfying to watch
This guy is just built differently. He is a beast. His mercy on Polizzi made the right longer.
I've never seen anyone stuff takedowns like this dude's bionic
One of my favorite, great warrior.
Yoel just unstoppable - but what Heart and Courage in Alex.
the finish at the last second was beautiful.
Romero..a legend..God man..blessed..
Romero é surreal, soldado de Deus!
Romero is like a friendly Broly (which is actually a thing, since the recent Dragon Ball movies)
that last uppercut turned his head around... 45 and moving like a cat, Romero is unreal
AT 45 and Romero is still a BEAST!!! 💪💪
Díos debe de estar orgulloso de tener un soldado como Yoel..
Yoel looks better than ever , unreal.
cuz he fighting a guy that dont fight
45 and that dominant that's amazing 👏
Romero at 45 is a Beast! 💪🏼
Age is just a Number ☝🏼
Thats only true if you take of your kundalini (mind body and spirit). Its work that goes into looking and moving like him at 45. You cant get that on fortnite.
Yoel was playing with his food
Love that unload then reload style
@ 15:56 Quote
"HOW TOUGH IS POLIZZI?"
A dam sight tougher than me...
Ромеро- настоящий воин , победы во всех следующих боях !!!