Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Aug 16, 2017 14:54:42 GMT -5
Stipe Miocic doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Heath Herring doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Stipe Miocic and Heath Herring touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Herring decides to launch some tentative punches
Heath Herring takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Miocic tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Miocic is clinching with Herring.
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring pushes away Miocic trying to keep the fight at striking range
Miocic stumbles backwards and Heath Herring circles to get the center of the cage
Stipe Miocic and Herring engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Quick hook by Heath Herring
Good shot! Miocic has reasons to be worried.
Heath Herring circles around Miocic
Heath Herring is opening up on Miocic and raining down combinations!
Miocic doesn't look worried as he defends.
Miocic launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Herring.
Miocic showing excellent timing, blasts Heath Herring with a right hand.
Great hook by Stipe Miocic! Heath Herring is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Herring hyper-extended his left leg
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Herring tries to hit Stipe Miocic with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Miocic steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Herring hyper-extended his left leg
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic moves backwards and gestures for Heath Herring to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Heath Herring is standing now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Herring follows Stipe Miocic
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herring needs to stop playing Stipe Miocic's game or he'll get knocked out!
Heath Herring tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Heath Herring who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Herring struggles and launches a few punches to Miocic's head
Those punches are hitting! Miocic covers his head!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Herring grapple with Stipe Miocic and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stipe Miocic falls hard on the mat with Heath Herring on top of him
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Herring's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Herring tries to cover his face,
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Heath Herring tries to pass Stipe Miocic's guard...
Heath Herring passes momentarily but Stipe Miocic sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Miocic
Heath Herring is looking to pass Stipe Miocic's guard...
Heath Herring gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic attempts to move to full guard
Stipe Miocic manages to switch to full guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Miocic
Herring is in closed guard... Miocic tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Heath Herring!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring launches a few punches to Miocic's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Miocic tries to cover his face,
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herring measures the resilience of Miocic's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Miocic blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Stipe Miocic looks to counter!
Stipe Miocic wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Miocic drills Heath Herring's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herring has a small cut in his Nose
Heath Herring seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stipe Miocic!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Miocic knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Heath Herring is having a nightmare! Steve Mazzagatti watches for the moment he has to end this!
This is over! That impact from Stipe Miocic has left Herring laying flat on the mat!
Herring's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Herring has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Stipe Miocic by KO (GnP) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Lol I don't even know what happened with this fight. Herring was dominating, then Miocic hit him twice, knocked him down, got on him and just ground and pounded him into an early finish. Really sudden change of pace.
Heath Herring doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Stipe Miocic and Heath Herring touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Herring decides to launch some tentative punches
Heath Herring takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Miocic tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Miocic is clinching with Herring.
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring pushes away Miocic trying to keep the fight at striking range
Miocic stumbles backwards and Heath Herring circles to get the center of the cage
Stipe Miocic and Herring engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Quick hook by Heath Herring
Good shot! Miocic has reasons to be worried.
Heath Herring circles around Miocic
Heath Herring is opening up on Miocic and raining down combinations!
Miocic doesn't look worried as he defends.
Miocic launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Herring.
Miocic showing excellent timing, blasts Heath Herring with a right hand.
Great hook by Stipe Miocic! Heath Herring is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Herring hyper-extended his left leg
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Herring tries to hit Stipe Miocic with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Miocic steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic launches a kick to Herring's thigh
Loud pop!
Herring hyper-extended his left leg
Miocic is standing while Herring is on the ground on his back
Miocic moves backwards and gestures for Heath Herring to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Heath Herring is standing now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Herring follows Stipe Miocic
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herring needs to stop playing Stipe Miocic's game or he'll get knocked out!
Heath Herring tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Heath Herring who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Herring struggles and launches a few punches to Miocic's head
Those punches are hitting! Miocic covers his head!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Herring grapple with Stipe Miocic and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Stipe Miocic falls hard on the mat with Heath Herring on top of him
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic launches a few punches to Herring's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Herring tries to cover his face,
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Heath Herring tries to pass Stipe Miocic's guard...
Heath Herring passes momentarily but Stipe Miocic sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Miocic
Heath Herring is looking to pass Stipe Miocic's guard...
Heath Herring gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Miocic
Stipe Miocic attempts to move to full guard
Stipe Miocic manages to switch to full guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Miocic
Miocic tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Miocic
Herring is in closed guard... Miocic tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Heath Herring!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring launches a few punches to Miocic's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Miocic tries to cover his face,
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herring measures the resilience of Miocic's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Miocic blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Stipe Miocic looks to counter!
Stipe Miocic wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Miocic drills Heath Herring's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herring has a small cut in his Nose
Heath Herring seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stipe Miocic!
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Miocic knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Heath Herring is having a nightmare! Steve Mazzagatti watches for the moment he has to end this!
This is over! That impact from Stipe Miocic has left Herring laying flat on the mat!
Herring's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Herring has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Stipe Miocic by KO (GnP) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Lol I don't even know what happened with this fight. Herring was dominating, then Miocic hit him twice, knocked him down, got on him and just ground and pounded him into an early finish. Really sudden change of pace.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!