Post by The Sandmen on Aug 2, 2012 9:38:49 GMT -5
Alistair Overeem raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Cheick Kongo is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Alistair Overeem today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Here comes Alistair Overeem with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kongo's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair Overeem
Great move by Kongo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Kongo's head
Those punches are hitting! Kongo covers his head!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kongo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Alistair Overeem pushes Kongo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kongo who put distance between them
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo attempts a sweep single...
Cheick Kongo catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kongo.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Kongo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kongo's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo tries to open up Alistair Overeem's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alistair in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Forehead
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cheick Kongo!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Alistair tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alistair Overeem controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Cheick Kongo is cooling the fight on the ground
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Alistair's ribs.
Alistair is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cheick Kongo!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kongo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo
Kongo has given his back to Alistair Overeem who is trying to get one hook in!
Alistair Overeem has one hook in!
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo with one hook in
Alistair has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kongo.
Nicely done! Alistair now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo with two hooks in
Kongo has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Cheick Kongo uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cheick Kongo. 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cheick Kongo throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alistair's chin! That stops Alistair in his tracks!
Alistair Overeem tries a high kick!
Kongo was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kongo
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair tries a flying knee towards Cheick Kongo's chest
what a move the impact sents Kongo to the fence
Hard blow to Kongo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Alistair Overeem has found an opening in the defense of Kongo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Kongo's ribs.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Kongo was not intelligently defending himself!
Hard blow to Kongo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Hook) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 144 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
These guys played hard and fast, right from the start. It seems Overeem played harder and faster, beating Kongo to the punch more frequently and painfully. Clinchy and groundy. Kongo should have lasted longer, so lets say some KO resistance, or health for the Cheick. Stamina might help Alistair in bigger fights.
Cheick Kongo is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Alistair Overeem today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Here comes Alistair Overeem with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kongo's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair Overeem
Great move by Kongo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Kongo's head
Those punches are hitting! Kongo covers his head!
Kongo's Chin is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kongo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Alistair Overeem pushes Kongo forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Kongo doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kongo who put distance between them
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo attempts a sweep single...
Cheick Kongo catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kongo.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Kongo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kongo's side.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo tries to open up Alistair Overeem's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alistair in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Forehead
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cheick Kongo!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Kongo measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Alistair tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alistair Overeem controls the situation despite Cheick Kongo efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Cheick Kongo is cooling the fight on the ground
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Alistair's ribs.
Alistair is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Cheick Kongo is in closed guard over Alistair
Kongo is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cheick Kongo!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cheick Kongo
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Kongo is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo
Kongo has given his back to Alistair Overeem who is trying to get one hook in!
Alistair Overeem has one hook in!
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo with one hook in
Alistair has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Kongo.
Nicely done! Alistair now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alistair is in rear mount over Kongo with two hooks in
Kongo has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Cheick Kongo uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cheick Kongo. 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cheick Kongo throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Alistair's chin! That stops Alistair in his tracks!
Alistair Overeem tries a high kick!
Kongo was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Kongo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kongo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kongo
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair tries a flying knee towards Cheick Kongo's chest
what a move the impact sents Kongo to the fence
Hard blow to Kongo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Alistair Overeem has found an opening in the defense of Kongo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Kongo's ribs.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Kongo was not intelligently defending himself!
Hard blow to Kongo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Hook) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 144 s
Statistics: Cheick Kongo
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
These guys played hard and fast, right from the start. It seems Overeem played harder and faster, beating Kongo to the punch more frequently and painfully. Clinchy and groundy. Kongo should have lasted longer, so lets say some KO resistance, or health for the Cheick. Stamina might help Alistair in bigger fights.