Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2013 17:14:36 GMT -5
Maurice Smith glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Alistair Overeem looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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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The fight gets underway.
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left cheek
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Smith tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Maurice Smith is on his feet again.
Superb haymaker by Alistair
that lands on Smith's face like a cannon ball!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Alistair Overeem shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Maurice Smith tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair struggles and protects himself.
Alistair tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair pushes Maurice Smith against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Smith's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Smith's head
Those punches are hitting! Smith covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith launches a knee!
Alistair blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith tries to take Alistair Overeem down... Alistair stumbles backwards and Maurice Smith launches a few punches...
Alistair Overeem dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Alistair seems staggered and Maurice Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alistair moves to shoot
but Maurice Smith delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Alistair launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Smith's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Smith time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Alistair pushes Maurice Smith and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alistair cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Smith pushes Alistair Overeem and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Smith launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alistair!
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair Overeem tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Smith
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Smith
Smith has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Alistair is just pounding on Maurice Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair launches a vicious knee to Maurice Smith's head!
Bang! You can hear Maurice Smith's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right eye
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith tries to show some ground skills
Alistair uses his strength to keep Alistair at a disadvantage
Smith misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem moves to better his position on the ground...
Alistair Overeem viciously slams hammer blows to Smith's face!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Alistair Overeem keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Alistair Overeem slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
Alistair fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair Overeem wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alistair drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Alistair Overeem has left Smith staggered! Alistair Overeem should try push forward now and finish this!
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair Overeem Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Maurice Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Smith laid out on the mat! Alistair Overeem's corner come in to congratulate him!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Alistair Overeem by KO (GnP) at 0:33 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/40 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Smith actually did really good here in the first round, definitely winning the first half. Then Overeem kicked into Overdrive-eem and took over. Smith has tons of potential here now. Excited to see how he develops.
Alistair Overeem looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Smith blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Maurice Smith's cheek! Smith stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left cheek
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Smith tries to hit Alistair Overeem with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Alistair steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith kicks his legs trying to keep Alistair Overeem away.
Alistair Overeem takes a kick to the body.
Alistair is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
It lands flush with Alistair Overeem's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Alistair's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Maurice Smith is on his feet again.
Superb haymaker by Alistair
that lands on Smith's face like a cannon ball!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Alistair Overeem shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Maurice Smith tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Smith launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair struggles and protects himself.
Alistair tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair pushes Maurice Smith against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Smith's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Smith's head
Those punches are hitting! Smith covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith launches a knee!
Alistair blocks that knee.
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith tries to take Alistair Overeem down... Alistair stumbles backwards and Maurice Smith launches a few punches...
Alistair Overeem dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Alistair seems staggered and Maurice Smith runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alistair moves to shoot
but Maurice Smith delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Alistair launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Smith's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Smith time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Alistair pushes Maurice Smith and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Alistair cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Smith can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Smith pushes Alistair Overeem and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Smith launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Alistair!
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair Overeem tries to bring the fight to the ground
Smith goes down.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Smith
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Smith
Smith has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair fires a barrage of punches at Smith's head!
This is bad! Alistair is just pounding on Maurice Smith's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair launches a vicious knee to Maurice Smith's head!
Bang! You can hear Maurice Smith's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Smith's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Smith has a small cut in his Mouth
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right eye
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Smith tries to show some ground skills
Alistair uses his strength to keep Alistair at a disadvantage
Smith misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem moves to better his position on the ground...
Alistair Overeem viciously slams hammer blows to Smith's face!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Alistair Overeem keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Alistair Overeem looks to mount Maurice Smith...
Alistair Overeem slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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You can see Smith's blood making stains in the mat.
Alistair fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair Overeem wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alistair drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
That punishment by Alistair Overeem has left Smith staggered! Alistair Overeem should try push forward now and finish this!
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Smith
Alistair Overeem Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Maurice Smith is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Smith laid out on the mat! Alistair Overeem's corner come in to congratulate him!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Alistair Overeem by KO (GnP) at 0:33 Round 2
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/40 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Smith actually did really good here in the first round, definitely winning the first half. Then Overeem kicked into Overdrive-eem and took over. Smith has tons of potential here now. Excited to see how he develops.