Post by The Sandmen on May 31, 2013 12:21:40 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Alistair while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Lyoto Machida is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Lyoto Machida today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Lyoto.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Alistair attempts a shoot
Lyoto Machida hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lyoto studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Lyoto!
Some big punches are landing!
Low kick by Alistair Overeem to maintain his distance.
That hits Lyoto Machida's ankle
Alistair tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alistair is clinching with Lyoto.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair pushes Lyoto Machida againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Lyoto cannot escape Alistair Overeem's clinch! Alistair Overeem is just brutalizing Lyoto with punches time and time again!
Lyoto's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lyoto has a small cut in his Nose
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Alistair is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Lyoto and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
Lyoto goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Alistair launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Lyoto with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Lyoto Machida's ribs!
Lyoto Machida's ribs shows the damage! Alistair Overeem is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida 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.
Lyoto misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Lyoto ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Lyoto.
Alistair Overeem throws a combo
Lyoto Machida ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Alistair swings again, only to get countered once more! Alistair is looking bad here!
Alistair's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lyoto Machida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lyoto Machida throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Alistair's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alistair cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Lyoto can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Lyoto Machida and Alistair engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alistair with a double overhooks!
Alistair Overeem shoots for a double leg takedown!
Lyoto Machida sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto Machida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lyoto into his guard.
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is taking this opportunity to rest.
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alistair misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lyoto Machida tries to better his position on the ground...
Lyoto breaks the closed guard of Alistair Overeem and moves to half guard
John McCarthy 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 Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland) are cheering for the fighters.
Lyoto studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
Alistair Overeem struggles a bit before breaking Lyoto's attemp of grappling
Here comes Lyoto Machida with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Alistair's ribs!
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Lyoto Machida!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
John McCarthy is asking Alistair to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Alistair.
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Nose
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (High kick) at 1:09 Round 2
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/13 (54%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 39 s
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
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 39 s
A lot of strong, precise shots from Machida did Overeem in. True 'nuff.
Lyoto Machida is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Lyoto Machida today.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Lyoto.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Alistair attempts a shoot
Lyoto Machida hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lyoto studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tremendous strikes from Lyoto!
Some big punches are landing!
Low kick by Alistair Overeem to maintain his distance.
That hits Lyoto Machida's ankle
Alistair tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Alistair is clinching with Lyoto.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair pushes Lyoto Machida againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Lyoto cannot escape Alistair Overeem's clinch! Alistair Overeem is just brutalizing Lyoto with punches time and time again!
Lyoto's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lyoto has a small cut in his Nose
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Alistair is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Lyoto and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
Lyoto goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Alistair launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Lyoto with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lyoto has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Lyoto Machida's ribs!
Lyoto Machida's ribs shows the damage! Alistair Overeem is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Lyoto Machida 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.
Lyoto misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Lyoto ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Lyoto.
Alistair Overeem throws a combo
Lyoto Machida ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Alistair swings again, only to get countered once more! Alistair is looking bad here!
Alistair's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lyoto Machida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lyoto Machida throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Alistair's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alistair cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Lyoto can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Lyoto Machida and Alistair engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Alistair with a double overhooks!
Alistair Overeem shoots for a double leg takedown!
Lyoto Machida sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto Machida shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Alistair Overeem is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lyoto into his guard.
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is taking this opportunity to rest.
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida is in closed guard over Alistair
Lyoto is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Lyoto Machida uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Alistair misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lyoto Machida tries to better his position on the ground...
Lyoto breaks the closed guard of Alistair Overeem and moves to half guard
John McCarthy 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 Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland) are cheering for the fighters.
Lyoto studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Alistair decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Lyoto moves forward looking for some action
Alistair Overeem struggles a bit before breaking Lyoto's attemp of grappling
Here comes Lyoto Machida with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Alistair's ribs!
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Lyoto Machida!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
John McCarthy is asking Alistair to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Alistair.
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Nose
Winner is Lyoto Machida by TKO (High kick) at 1:09 Round 2
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/13 (54%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 39 s
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
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 39 s
A lot of strong, precise shots from Machida did Overeem in. True 'nuff.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!