Strikeforce: Luke Rockhold vs Tim Kennedy | July 14, 2012

[@leonardogranic-flores1860]

Its a trip seeing them so young, and its high quality lol

[@1nvisible1]

*Had no idea Tim Kennedy used to be an MMA fighter, I only know him from the TV shows!*

[@furshizzle]

@@1nvisible1 Stool gate. look into it, bro.

[@stevenkreitzer5602]

Seriously! They look like kids!

[@tank2224]

This is how I remember the fight lol it’s so hard to find a HQ version lol

[@Tokey_The_Bear]

Kennedy went 5 rounds with PRIME Rockhold. Let that sink in. He was a serious dude back then. He also beat Lawler, Manhoef, and Bisping all in their primes. And Strikeforce's camera angles were so much better than current UFC. Much more "in" the fight than "watching" it.

[@bigassdummy46]

you forgot that he technically beat romero too

[@Tokey_The_Bear]

@@bigassdummy46 Oh man I forgot about that one. He beat his as so badly he needed to scam an extra minute to get off the stool.

[@rockzen8050]

why you think the dude who made the comments name is what you both are lmao BAD's@@Tokey_The_Bear

[@karlmartin849]

He also schooled Roger Gracie who is the one of the goat in BJJ.

[@BPierce777]

You say that as though it's a surprise. Have you followed Kennedy's career? It's no surprise at all.

[@hassanrao3576]

Rockhold in his prime was a monster. All time great middleweight

[@megacatsupreme466]

His kicks are lethal

[@JakeWilson-x2y]

Rockhold lost the fight along with most of the decisions he was gifted

[@terrybarnes7932]

Luke during his prime was top 5 middleweight of all time. He had all the tools

[@anthonysouthard5572]

Top 2

[@WolfOfOdin13]

Luke is a bum in and out of the ring!

[@reactiverevolution1526]

Except a boxing defence

[@City0fTroy]

​@@reactiverevolution1526BF3 the 🐐

[@xXAmightzXx]

@blackbird4470 He is the undisputed youtube comment champion.

[@stephenstuckey]

Strikeforce was the shit

[@SEAFCasia]

Who else misses the strikeforce days?!

[@Ajox191]

Strikeforce was better than the UFC

[@jimmyv1753]

Those were the best days for mma. Strikeforce was great my favorite was WEC. It was on the verses channel and had all tons of talent

[@NoForGayJesus]

Prime nick diaz, obese cormier, ubereem, and masvidal when he was at his slickest. Strikeforce is underrated for sure

[@Tain950]

Strikeforce was better than the UFC at that time. They had so many good fighters and awesome fights.

[@jimmyv1753]

@@Tain950 hmm I don’t know if I agree with that. They definitely had a handful of elite fighters and put on some excellent cards but I don’t think they put on as many consistently good fights as the UFC or the WEC. They had a lot of dog shit fights too. Personally the best mma organization at that time was the WEC. In my opinion. They all literally came to the UFC and became massive stars and that can definitely be said of some of the strikeforce guys too but not anywhere near as many. Dominic Cruz, Uriah Faber, Chael Sonnon, Brian Stann, Ben Henderson, Anthony Pettis, Mighty Mouse Jonson, Cowboy Cerronne, Jose Aldo, Mark Homonick and many more.

[@mattaconda77]

Using Kimura to create scrambles is underrated

[@masonrobins882]

Just don’t get slammed like rose

[@City0fTroy]

Two of my favorite figthers ever in their primes

[@risottonero4501]

Never in my life have i heard someone Say ' Hey i'm a kennedy fan'

[@Authorityoneverything]

Luke was just waiting for another sloppy telegraphed leg kick to overhand tim in the jaw 15:02

[@Authorityoneverything]

I was thinking wtf is tim soo gassed it's because he's running the entire fight ... he looks like a hobbit next to luke😊

[@ricardobjj24]

Luke Rockhold is a legend

[@Mauvaiseodeur]

He is definitly one of the greatest mw in mma History. Former Strikeforce champion and former UFC Champion.

[@danbaker7640]

It's a shame that he went from ufc champion to parkinsons world champ in a matter of like 3 years.

[@MerenshiluMerenshilu]

​@@danbaker7640p LLP😊p LLP

[@anthonysouthard5572]

@danbaker7640 his chin went not his fault look how well he did against costa

[@pablom-f8762]

People forgot how he demolished Bisping in Australia. One handed guillotine!

[@sailorspence]

after listening to Kennedys book all these fights are so much more epic! Also, Mauro is off his game for commentary on this one.

[@stampiboy1]

Thev've added 3 videos of Ronda , Alistair and Rockhold exactly from the same time there added 3 alter egos to ufc5 now great timing I love it👍❤

[@kollegewhite8669]

almost as if it's on purpose

[@SoreEyeMusic]

It's a good move, the ad for the alter egos is also at the end of the video

[@6footcutie]

Pat Miletich and Big John sound so alike it feels like watching Bas Rutten commentate his own fights in Pride

[@slaktheking69]

Damn Tim was a monster when he was in his prime got robbed from beating Romero as well

[@johngotti3487]

Wrong, ya do the “stool gate” bs but fail to admit that Tim GRABBED THE INSIDE OF YOELS GLOVE to get his 4-piece off before the bell… cheating is cheating & they both did so nobody was “robbed”

[@jamestyler9050]

He grabbed was holding Yoel’s glove when he landed those big shots. He cheated first… kind of fair.

[@slaktheking69]

@@jamestyler9050 sure buddy whatever you say

[@Xnovality]

@@slaktheking69watch the fight you bias cow, Tim was cheating the last minute of the second round, glad he got sparked, karma.

[@moreno803]

@@slaktheking69imagine you are tryna cover up but the guy won’t let go of not your hand where you can control what’s happening but the glove that’s on your hand

[@TenTonGorilla]

I always thought that Tim Kennedy and Strikeforce-era Luke Rockhold could pass as brothers.

[@paparadeliko]

the grappling exchanges in this fight were all lessons

[@pninnan]

I know it’s crazy to say this because he was literally UFC champ, but rockhold didn’t live up to his potential. Truly phenomenal athlete

[@pocolol8424]

That’s because you are overrating him.

[@Last_Chance.]

This was lukes prime

[@DJC-10]

Think he was a better fighter on his way to the UFC belt though imo. His run beating Phillipou Boetch Bisping Machida then Weidman was insane.

[@alexh7064]

No. This was an unrefined Rockhold. Both fighters were.

[@Liam-yr4uf]

Prime Rockhold was when he beat Weidman. Then it was a steep downward trajectory.

[@eliotquintana9802]

After 4th July strike forces in summer I remember that

[@JD-xm3mg]

Bro was a literal killer

[@PoAl-i3i]

Kennedy is a stud , and I respect him very much

[@Sora-o]

He is not a stud he wants to get rid of your 2nd amendment

[@PoAl-i3i]

@@Sora-o whatever bro. I don’t play politics

[@Sora-o]

@@PoAl-i3i Well, clearly Tim does

[@mikieemiike3979]

I thought the thumbnail was Machida vs Strickland.

[@BenWeeks-ca]

A lot less teep and sidekick in these rounds compared to today. Strickland comes to mind as being relentless with them.

[@nurielweiss8884]

Ehh was kinda boring tbh, rockholt won because he played defense while kenneddy also played defense, honestly wasnt impressive at all

[@Tain950]

Kennedy was definitely an undersized Middleweight. He looks like he could’ve cut to 170lb. Super strong guy and an absolute animal.

[@brianbasford5469]

dudes were juiced

[@9104311]

For sure, I enjoyed it better too!!!!

[@JD-xm3mg]

Who gives a fuck!!!

[@kingconcerto5860]

As they should be

[@ChiBearsman2269]

Tim Kennedy is a HERO

[@kingconcerto5860]

Extremely underrated fighter and person

[@CatNerfer3000]

Lol

[@NotBenAffleck]

Who’s gunna tell him

[@Coldblooded77kg]

First time Ive seen Rockhold switch stances like that, he went orthodox a lot in this one. Seemed to prefer sticking to Southpaw with big open side body kicks for the peak of his UFC career.

[@LilongThongru-sr7hu]

Crazy fight

[@Ascendsean35]

HOW did i not even know these 2 fought. crazy

[@boogynights]

Still looks fresh strikeforce

[@The_Isaiahnator]

This was a slog, but both had insane conditioning.

[@MrSmokincodz]

yeah for real they sure did

[@ryuhoshi-p9w]

Tim is build like a tank, thick all around

[@jamesfitzpatrick5878]

this makes me wanna watch the mike perry fight

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

Good fight! Tim looks soo much smaller lol. I started watching UFC regularly right about when Luke became the MW champ.

[@deadguysuperstar]

That comment Dana White made about Tim Kennedy was straight BS and cold because TK was a dawg and brought it every fight

[@ryanjansen8785]

And I thought Tim was dealing with some type of physical impairment or some issue in this bout... but he continuosly hung in there and even proceeded to progress. Up against a considerable oppressive offense from his opponent too Tim was..

[@Brather972.0]

Luke’s mother is a you know the acronym. Milk is a close enough word

[@jasonarnold3638]

Tim is a real badass

[@dma917]

damn great fight

[@thesepretzels2058]

Damn I miss strikeforce

[@cheyyotrujillo8177]

Tim belt like Wolverine from xmen

[@jbp3430]

Tim is an awesome human being

[@christianf7740]

I miss Strikeforce. Strikeforce had the better fighter roster and was more entertaining so I can understand why UFC bought it. Just like PRIDE was.

[@paulcoffman8605]

These announcers sound like rock holds bar buddy toddies lol they might as well been in his actual corner holding water bottles

[@documax123]

This must've been before the era of the jab.

[@Saintecathrine]

What happend to this Luke Rockhold? Bro was a animal back in the days

[@thomasmendoza3418]

lol the brain can only take so much damage, Luke was always a bit chinny though

[@ahklys1321]

wait, which one is Luke... Luke challenging himself

[@DarwinLeacock-f8b]

Didn't learn any skills from Tim except preparing to run like a hare rabbit around the cage to avoid getting hit

[@gregoryjones7712]

This was before Luke had that Dominate Top control + No Homo But Luke is a tan 10 with a 10

[@AhPhoey]

If you have to say no homo....then that's homo.

[@GodOfDragonBallZ]

What do you think about that DALE?

[@Lonepatriot69]

Gaaaaaay

[@BJJSubArtist]

@@Lonepatriot69 Keep Jiu-Jitsu gay. 🤙

[@jeffn2723]

Big John's "let's eughhhh geet it ohwnnnnnnnna" is the single cringiest thing in the history of combat sports. And that includes Steve Segall.

[@joaogoncalvesbarbosabarbos669]

Eu compraria a lanterna que aparece nas mãos da japonesa mais era que tem o de ralo vermelho nao e a meisma

[@BrianGrinde]

I've seem two grandma's go at it harder

[@yogurtstains]

how in the fuck was that unanimous? I hate judges who shit the bed.

[@Protector64]

Hard to kill, T.K.😎👍💪🦾🦾

[@AKDemba]

DC the same height and weight as Kennedy but fat

[@rhymetimeuk]

Let's wait for Tim to say he won, career liar.

[@Jesse-jc4vv]

Strike force needs to spend maybe a little more money on the ring girl positions 😅

[@matthewmc4363]

Was this prime pretty boy, era? Before BJJ became superior. Meat vs length.

[@jizim8947]

Literally the worst announcers ever

[@antony4921]

TIM KENNEDY MILLION DOLLAR TAX BUYER PRODUCT GOT BEAT BUY A POSTER BOI LOL

[@thomasmendoza3418]

Luke was one of the best middleweight of all time when this fight happened you fool

[@jasonhill9025]

To bad Tim went from hero to traitor in 2 seconds.

[@Lonepatriot69]

Indeed

[@darrenbaston6120]

What did he do?

[@jasonhill9025]

@darrenbaston6120 he's for guns for the government but not for citizens. Anti 2A no matter how much he tries to back pedal.

[@CubensisEnjoyer]

@@jasonhill9025i like how that's what changed your opinion of him and not the fact that he committed war crimes

[@matthewthehawk1066]

Another American gun addict

[@acidrage5206]

this is a proper matt. not like the cnvas that rips you open in the ufc everyone always has burn marks on them but this matt looks like a gym matt soft with a little give

[@LodgicalThoughts]

Now that I think about it they probably make the canvas like that to discourage grappling?

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

​@@LodgicalThoughtsif you're skin on knees isn't completely callased by the time you get to ufc the matt isn't a concern

[@Playerways]

Ggs

[@jjjfffppp]

big john let rockhold cheat and now has a podcast with his teammate .......go figure

[@Ramblan-e9b]

Terlalu banyak sponsor hobi pun jadi malas nonton nya

[@overtblowfish4439]

We need more steroids

[@jstape740]

I'm why, but everything Tim does is annoying to me. Even watching him fight annoys me.. And its just not bc he's full of shit and was a terrible leader overseas..

[@thomasmendoza3418]

How was he a bad leader?

[@joaquincarvalho1677]

Cabra mole não bate apanhar deixou levanta

[@Gypsyalchemy333]

Two of the most unlikeable fighters in MMA history

[@thomasmendoza3418]

Likable and Awesome*

[@tomames6624]

Tim Kennedy is an American hero who put his life on the line for his countryman and his country. Anytime he was called and he was a bad ass fighter. Luke Rockhold is a glass jawed, ego maniac, who model clothes for a living come on man they are not the same.

[@AndrewBradley-kx4bb]

Not impressed at all. I have had fights that were way better than that!

[@mike8147]

stop smoking meth, not good for you,

[@JerseyMiller]

Psssh strike Force

[@matthewrenko7586]

I like Kennedy a lot as a person but this fight was so boring. I would love to see what he could do if they would admit no rules and maybe put 1 knife in the middle of the ring for whomever gets to it first. 2 men enter... 1 man leaves. I'll bet it'd be Tim

[@ariescustom]

Battle of the bellends. 🤣

[@thomasmendoza3418]

lol cuz these guys are two of my favorite fighters

[@RefugeeOfModernity]

some say Portland is still recovering from this display of testosterone.

[@LiamTrudel-zg6fl]

Cringe 😂