Overeem vs. Velasquez

[The Sandmen]

People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Cain Velasquez chants all around the place!
Alistair Overeem doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Velasquez while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Alistair Overeem has fight Cain Velasquez 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Cain Velasquez is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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Alistair and Velasquez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez 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.
Velasquez has a small cut in his Left cheek


Alistair Overeem circles around Velasquez
Alistair wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Alistair moves forward and holds Velasquez


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez is launching some bone breaking punches to Alistair's ribs while in the clinch.
Alistair blocks.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.


Cain Velasquez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Alistair's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!


Velasquez attempts a shoot
Alistair Overeem hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!


Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Velasquez sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside


Alistair Overeem circles around Velasquez
Alistair Overeem throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Velasquez's chin! That stops Velasquez in his tracks!


Alistair jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Alistair Overeem pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position


The fighters are clinching.
Alistair tries to take Cain Velasquez down... Velasquez stumbles backwards and Alistair Overeem launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Velasquez's jaw!
Velasquez has a small cut in his Chin


The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Velasquez's head
Those punches are hitting! Velasquez covers his head!
Velasquez has a small cut in his Right eye


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cain Velasquez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Multiple well placed knees from Alistair!
Nice hits to Velasquez's ribs! Brilliant performance from Alistair Overeem
Velasquez ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!


The fighters are clinching.
Velasquez and Alistair Overeem are cliched up against the cage. Velasquez hammers Alistair face and hooks Alistair leg
Alistair Overeem is on his back after that trip
Crushing shot to Alistair's body! He's holding his side


Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Alistair
You can see Velasquez's blood making stains in the mat.
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 Overeem moves to better his position on the ground...
Alistair Overeem viciously slams hammer blows to Velasquez's face!


The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Alistair's moves.


Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Velasquez doesn't stop bleeding.
Velasquez tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!


Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez is a bloody mess!
Alistair Overeem wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alistair drills Cain Velasquez's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Nose


Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Alistair Overeem tries to better his position on the ground...
Alistair is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!


Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Velasquez tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!


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 3:40 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Alistair Overeem in his guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls him over and takes his back!


Alistair is in rear mount over Velasquez
Alistair is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alistair Overeem storms over Velasquez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Velasquez's face with his elbows!
Velasquez's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Right cheek


Alistair is in rear mount over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez is a bloody mess!
Alistair tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Velasquez! Alistair has one hook in and keeps working!


Alistair is in rear mount over Velasquez with one hook in
You can see Velasquez's blood making stains in the mat.
Alistair leans back...
He clobbers Cain Velasquez's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
John McCarthy is asking Velasquez to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Velasquez.
Velasquez's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Left eye

Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (GnP) at 4:20 Round 1

Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/9 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 123 s

Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s


Dominating performance by Alistair who took his best game against Cain Velasquez.
I only can thank Alistair Overeem and Cain Velasquez for an unforgettable fight!

[The Rocketmen]

I don't get it. Was the "good" turned down on Velasquez? Cause he beats people then loses to the same people and all around becomes less and less good as the league goes on. Fucking feel like throwing my whole team to the wolves at this point.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

creamed by the Reem! like I said Alistair injured himself training last fight..

[The Rocketmen]

That sucks, maybe Overeem is just that damn good. I'm hoping for a few more surprising fighters instead of being the "yeah, he's good" winners (JDS, Silva, etc.) I'm liking that Kimbo is a power house, but maybe Arlovski can be too. It's unfortunate that some guys who should be better just aren't, but perhaps that's a product of the open-weight class.

[Ferocity]

I think the guys who throw the big punches are getting lucky. We don't see as many submissions (or maybe it just feels that way).

[xx - Camp Cannon]

Mar 15, 2012 20:20:03 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

That sucks, maybe Overeem is just that damn good. I'm hoping for a few more surprising fighters instead of being the "yeah, he's good" winners (JDS, Silva, etc.) I'm liking that Kimbo is a power house, but maybe Arlovski can be too. It's unfortunate that some guys who should be better just aren't, but perhaps that's a product of the open-weight class.

we can always vote for weight classes down the road one day.. so the lil guys like chicken bone jones n gsp have a chance 4 a belt..

[xx - Camp Cannon]

also seeing as Overeem avenge his loss his only other loss is too Junior Dos Santos shouldn't he be in contender ship soon?

[The Rocketmen]

He might be but we're waiting to hear if he took performance enhancing drugs for this win.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

LMFAO