Post by The Sandmen on Aug 15, 2012 11:35:24 GMT -5
Tito Ortiz 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
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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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Tito's Chin is beginning to swell
Tito has a small cut in his Chin
Tito Ortiz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Alistair Overeem!
Tito Ortiz and Alistair engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tito's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tito and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Tito shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tito wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Alistair doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alistair Overeem can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alistair Overeem goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
Tito seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alistair Overeem pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tito Ortiz 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.
Brutal knees to Alistair's face, followed by knees to the body from Tito Ortiz!
Alistair doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Poorly executed technique. Alistair Overeem looks to counter!
Alistair avoids a dangerous strike from Tito
and counters with a solid straight!
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Tito Ortiz struggles a bit before breaking Alistair's attemp of grappling
Alistair Overeem charges at Tito throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tito is rocked!
Tito can't see anything with that swollen left eye.
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Left eye
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 1:48 Round 1
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
In general, Overeem needs a health tweak if he wants to be a champ. But Ortiz needs to take more damage. He got destroyed with little damage received here.
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
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
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Tito's Chin is beginning to swell
Tito has a small cut in his Chin
Tito Ortiz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Alistair Overeem!
Tito Ortiz and Alistair engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tito's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Tito and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Tito shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Tito wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Alistair doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alistair Overeem can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Alistair Overeem goes with a looping right hand while Tito Ortiz jumps back and jabs
Tito seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alistair Overeem pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tito Ortiz 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.
Brutal knees to Alistair's face, followed by knees to the body from Tito Ortiz!
Alistair doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Poorly executed technique. Alistair Overeem looks to counter!
Alistair avoids a dangerous strike from Tito
and counters with a solid straight!
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Tito Ortiz struggles a bit before breaking Alistair's attemp of grappling
Alistair Overeem charges at Tito throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tito is rocked!
Tito can't see anything with that swollen left eye.
There is a small laceration on Tito Ortiz's Left eye
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 1:48 Round 1
Statistics: Tito Ortiz
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
In general, Overeem needs a health tweak if he wants to be a champ. But Ortiz needs to take more damage. He got destroyed with little damage received here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!