Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2021 19:09:01 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Ferocious staredown by Velasquez while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Alistair Overeem raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Now Cain Velasquez put his title in contention against Alistair.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez launches a body shot
Alistair dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Velasquez's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem swings...
...no good.
A bad move from Cain Velasquez
almost puts his head in the path of Alistair's kick.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Velasquez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alistair Overeem didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Velasquez leans back...
Alistair eyes him warily.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
Velasquez is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Alistair tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Alistair Overeem controls the situation despite Cain Velasquez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Alistair fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Cain Velasquez's arm and tries an armbar!
Velasquez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Velasquez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Alistair Overeem.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair launches a few weak punches
Velasquez blocks them effectively.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Alistair Overeem manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Velasquez moves on the ground
Velasquez cannot take advantage in the ground
Cain Velasquez gets sloppy and Alistair Overeem tries to take advantage...
Alistair tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to move on the ground and shows Cain Velasquez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Alistair uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
Velasquez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alistair's being punished here!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Alistair Overeem blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Velasquez misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Velasquez is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Not a desiderable position that Alistair is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Velasquez breaths deeply while on the ground
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls Cain Velasquez to his stomach and takes his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Velasquez
Velasquez 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.
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Alistair tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Alistair Overeem in his guard...
Cain Velasquez moves to half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Velasquez
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Alistair Overeem tries to pass Cain Velasquez's guard...
Alistair Overeem manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez 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 side mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez 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 side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Cain Velasquez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Velasquez
Alistair Overeem struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Velasquez.
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Round 2
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Alistair Overeem fakes a punch and launches himself over Cain Velasquez
Great move by Alistair who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez takes a break to breathe while holding Alistair Overeem.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Alistair Overeem goes with a looping right hand while Cain Velasquez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Velasquez seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Velasquez!
Alistair launches a hook to the body
Bang! Velasquez stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to Velasquez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Velasquez attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Alistair's kick.
Alistair misses a step and Cain Velasquez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cain Velasquez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Alistair is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Alistair ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Velasquez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Alistair Overeem's mind is definitely in the fight, Velasquez just got nailed! Alistair Overeem saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Velasquez is going to have a headache after this one.
Velasquez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair Overeem throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Velasquez's chin! That stops Velasquez in his tracks!
Velasquez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alistair Overeem's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Alistair launches a furious low kick!
Cain Velasquez blocks
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Velasquez looks to be in very good shape.
Velasquez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alistair Overeem's punches
Velasquez is on the receiving end of a great combo by Alistair.
Velasquez hyper-extended his leg
Cain Velasquez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Tremendous strikes from Velasquez!
Alistair blocks with confidence
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Nice punch by Alistair Overeem
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Velasquez's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alistair won't budge, forcing Velasquez to pull guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Velasquez
Alistair tries to escape from closed guard...
Alistair struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Velasquez
Alistair launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cain Velasquez rolls over himself and stands up while Alistair Overeem rolls on his back.
Cain Velasquez is on his feet again.
Velasquez is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
Alistair tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Alistair climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Velasquez.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez is holding Alistair Overeem's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Alistair won't allow him to take this position easily.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Cain Velasquez is holding Alistair Overeem's head and looking for angles...
Alistair Overeem covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Alistair is trying to counter now!
Alistair Overeem attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Cain Velasquez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair works on the ground with his fingers over Velasquez's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Alistair Overeem for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki allows Velasquez time to recover... 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 4:15 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Cain Velasquez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez and Alistair Overeem are cliched up against the cage. Velasquez steps for a throw
Alistair Overeem is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem attempts to trap Cain Velasquez in his guard.
Cain Velasquez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Cain Velasquez looks to mount Alistair Overeem...
Alistair Overeem takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to move on the ground and shows Cain Velasquez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Alistair's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Velasquez launches a stiff jab!
Alistair ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Alistair Overeem looks to counter!
Superb haymaker by Alistair
that lands on Velasquez's face like a cannon ball!
Good front kick from Alistair!
Velasquez stumbles backwards after that one!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
0:45 Round 3 and Alistair is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alistair Overeem fakes a punch and launches himself over Cain Velasquez
Great move by Alistair who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez grab one of Alistair Overeem's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Alistair done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez struggles and launches a few punches to Alistair's head
Nothing from this... Cain Velasquez seems frustrated.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Alistair Overeem fakes a move and moves laterally.
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Velasquez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cain Velasquez's cheek! Velasquez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Alistair is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Velasquez's thigh
Loud pop!
Alistair is standing while Velasquez is on the ground on his back
Velasquez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Velasquez climbs to his feet and is standing now.
An overhand right from Alistair Overeem that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Velasquez moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Velasquez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Velasquez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alistair with a double overhooks!
Alistair fires low kicks
punishing Velasquez's legs repeatedly.
Velasquez hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair Overeem has found an opening in the defense of Velasquez, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Velasquez's ribs.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Velasquez was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Hook) at 2:14 Round 3
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/13 (15%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 20/32 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 390 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 378 s
Alistair Overeem wins the Heavyweight title!
Decent fight, Overeem brought it late and took it late and becomes the HW champion late.
Because CHAMPIONS!!!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!