Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2014 17:56:27 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Randy Couture glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Alistair Overeem raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Now Randy Couture put his title in contention against Alistair.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Couture is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Couture and Alistair move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Randy Couture shoots for a double leg takedown!
Alistair Overeem sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Couture misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Couture
Couture wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem chases Couture and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Couture steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Couture's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem slightly pushes Couture into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
A bad move from Randy Couture
allows Alistair to land a solid head kick.
Couture fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alistair Overeem didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Couture sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Alistair tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Randy Couture 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
Alistair Overeem 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Terrible one sided match... Couture was not ready to fight a fighter of Alistair Overeem caliber.
Randy Couture attempts a sweep single...
Randy Couture catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Couture.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Alistair
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Couture breaks the closed guard of Alistair Overeem and moves to half guard
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Couture tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Couture tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Randy Couture 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.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Alistair Overeem work his BJJ game.
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Couture tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Randy Couture storms over Alistair with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Alistair Overeem blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Couture misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Alistair Overeem manages to switch to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem attempts to move to full guard
Alistair Overeem manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Alistair
Terrible one sided match... Couture was not ready to fight a fighter of Alistair Overeem caliber.
Couture launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alistair doesn't fight back!
Alistair has a small cut in his Mouth
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Alistair looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Randy Couture's punches
Alistair is on the receiving end of a great combo by Couture.
Alistair has a small cut in his Mouth
Solid low kick from Alistair Overeem.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Couture attempts a shoot
Alistair Overeem hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Couture was not intelligently defending himself!
Couture's Chin is beginning to swell
Couture has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (High kick) at 0:41 Round 2
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/13 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 18/20 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
What a huge upset! Alistair Overeem is the winner!
Alistair Overeem wins the Heavyweight title!
I feel like these 2 will be rivals for a while now with all these back and forth battles and title exchanges they are having. Good times, and good fun ahead for and from these guys. I dig it.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!