Post by The Sandmen on Aug 31, 2019 23:02:25 GMT -5
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks very relaxed.
Alistair Overeem is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 fight gets underway.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Big Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to pass Alistair Overeem's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira passes momentarily but Alistair Overeem regains full guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira creates enough space to control Alistair Overeem's leg.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Big Nog
Alistair Overeem pushes Big Nog's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alistair who is in full mount! Big Nog is in trouble now!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to his stomach and takes his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Big Nog
Big Nog has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Big Nog control.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Big Nog
Big Nog has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Big Nog control.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Big Nog attempts a triangle from bottom! Alistair Overeem slips out. Big Nog quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Alistair Overeem slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Big Nog misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair launches a kick to Big Nog's thigh
Loud pop!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Alistair shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alistair launches a furious hook!
That hits Big Nog's chin like a wrecking ball! Big Nog loses balance and goes to the mat.
Alistair is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Big Nog has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Big Nog climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Big Nog leads with a punch
Alistair Overeem evades but whiffs with a counter.
Alistair Overeem launches a rapid series of punches
taking Big Nog from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Big Nog grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets sloppy and Alistair Overeem tries to take advantage...
Alistair Overeem tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Big Nog's face
Big Nog's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Mouth
Big Nog is holding Alistair Overeem's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem tries to turn into his oponent...
Big Nog is locking that Banana Split...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Alistair scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alistair looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's punches
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's chin with an uppercut while Big Nog lands some great crosses.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Big Nog grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alistair moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem circles around Big Nog
A furious flurry of punches from Alistair Overeem
just misses Big Nog.
Alistair clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Big Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Nog's side.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to pass Alistair Overeem's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira passes momentarily but Alistair Overeem regains full guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog tries to escape from the closed guard
Big Nog succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to close his guard around Big Nog
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Nog's side.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Alistair Overeem moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Alistair Overeem fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Big Nog's chin
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alistair won't budge, forcing Big Nog to pull guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Alistair Overeem aggressively and repeatedly punches Big Nog.
Good job by Big Nog blocking and slipping the blows.
Big Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair is in closed guard... Big Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Alistair Overeem uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Alistair struggles on the ground and tries to break Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Alistair Overeem is in Big Nog open guard now
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Big Nog
Alistair gets a good position on the ground. ..
Big Nog holds Alistair Overeem arms and counters his opponent punches.
Alistair misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Alistair spins out, but Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Alistair is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Alistair Overeem. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem and Big Nog engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alistair begins to launch a barrage of punches over Big Nog
this is getting worse and worse for Big Nog
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alistair Overeem pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair tries to take Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira down... Big Nog stumbles backwards and Alistair Overeem launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Big Nog's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Big Nog's head
Those punches are hitting! Big Nog covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's ribs!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's ribs shows the damage! Alistair Overeem is working his opponent ribs!
Big Nog ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Big Nog doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Alistair Overeem pushes Big Nog forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Alistair is trying to counter now!
Brutal punches to Big Nog's face while in the clinch!
Big Nog can't take many more shots like those!
Down Big Nog goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Alistair Overeem's divison on notice!
Big Nog's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Big Nog has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Alistair Overeem by KO (Punches) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 24/38 (63%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/15 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/14 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
OVereem needed this win. He needed this win bad. So did Large Nog, but he did not get it. So...now he will have to get win-times against some other failure.
Alistair Overeem is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 fight gets underway.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Big Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to pass Alistair Overeem's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira passes momentarily but Alistair Overeem regains full guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira creates enough space to control Alistair Overeem's leg.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Big Nog
Alistair Overeem pushes Big Nog's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Alistair who is in full mount! Big Nog is in trouble now!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to his stomach and takes his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Big Nog
Big Nog has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Big Nog control.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Big Nog
Big Nog has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Big Nog control.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Big Nog attempts a triangle from bottom! Alistair Overeem slips out. Big Nog quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Alistair Overeem slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Big Nog misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair launches a kick to Big Nog's thigh
Loud pop!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Alistair shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alistair launches a furious hook!
That hits Big Nog's chin like a wrecking ball! Big Nog loses balance and goes to the mat.
Alistair is standing while Big Nog is on the ground on his back
Big Nog has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Big Nog climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Big Nog leads with a punch
Alistair Overeem evades but whiffs with a counter.
Alistair Overeem launches a rapid series of punches
taking Big Nog from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Big Nog grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets sloppy and Alistair Overeem tries to take advantage...
Alistair Overeem tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Big Nog's face
Big Nog's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Big Nog has a small cut in his Mouth
Big Nog is holding Alistair Overeem's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem tries to turn into his oponent...
Big Nog is locking that Banana Split...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Alistair scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Alistair looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's punches
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's chin with an uppercut while Big Nog lands some great crosses.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Big Nog grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Alistair moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem circles around Big Nog
A furious flurry of punches from Alistair Overeem
just misses Big Nog.
Alistair clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Big Nog into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Nog's side.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to pass Alistair Overeem's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira passes momentarily but Alistair Overeem regains full guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog tries to escape from the closed guard
Big Nog succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to close his guard around Big Nog
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Big Nog's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Big Nog's side.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Alistair
Big Nog is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Alistair Overeem moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Alistair Overeem fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Big Nog's chin
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alistair won't budge, forcing Big Nog to pull guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Alistair Overeem aggressively and repeatedly punches Big Nog.
Good job by Big Nog blocking and slipping the blows.
Big Nog tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair is in closed guard... Big Nog tries to roll on the ground!
Alistair Overeem uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Big Nog
Alistair struggles on the ground and tries to break Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's guard...
Alistair Overeem is in Big Nog open guard now
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Big Nog
Alistair gets a good position on the ground. ..
Big Nog holds Alistair Overeem arms and counters his opponent punches.
Alistair misses a step and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sees an opportunity to counter him!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Alistair spins out, but Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Alistair is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Alistair Overeem. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem and Big Nog engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alistair begins to launch a barrage of punches over Big Nog
this is getting worse and worse for Big Nog
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alistair Overeem pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair tries to take Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira down... Big Nog stumbles backwards and Alistair Overeem launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Big Nog's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Big Nog's head
Those punches are hitting! Big Nog covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's ribs!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's ribs shows the damage! Alistair Overeem is working his opponent ribs!
Big Nog ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Big Nog doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Alistair Overeem embrace and tries to move away...
Alistair Overeem pushes Big Nog forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Alistair is trying to counter now!
Brutal punches to Big Nog's face while in the clinch!
Big Nog can't take many more shots like those!
Down Big Nog goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Alistair Overeem's divison on notice!
Big Nog's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Big Nog has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Alistair Overeem by KO (Punches) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 24/38 (63%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/15 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/14 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
OVereem needed this win. He needed this win bad. So did Large Nog, but he did not get it. So...now he will have to get win-times against some other failure.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!