Post by The Sandmen on Sept 2, 2016 10:38:24 GMT -5
Heath Herring raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Stipe Miocic raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Heath Herring and Stipe Miocic touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Miocic doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Heath Herring embrace and tries to move away...
Heath Herring pushes Miocic forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic is launching some bone breaking punches to Herring's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Heath Herring's eyes.
Hard blow to Herring's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic launches a few hard punches to Heath Herring's ribs!
Herring struggles and protects himself.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Stipe Miocic tries a hook to the body
but Herring manages to dodge it
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stipe Miocic!
Herring ducks under...
Miocic misses a step and Heath Herring sees an opportunity to counter him!
Heath Herring tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stipe Miocic jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Not a desiderable position that Miocic is in now. Heath Herring is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Miocic launches a kick
Herring checks it and keeps distance.
Heath Herring gets sloppy and Stipe Miocic tries to take advantage...
Heath Herring paws at Miocic.
Miocic answers with solid punches!
The two exchange wildly
Miocic is connecting with a few punches
Stipe Miocic moves forward looking for some grappling action
Miocic has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stipe Miocic grapple with Heath Herring and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Herring manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Herring's face while in the clinch!
Herring can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic grapple with Heath Herring and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Heath Herring managed to maintain his balances and move away from Miocic
Tremendous strikes from Miocic!
Some big punches are landing!
Herring shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Herring is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Miocic is smart enough to block that one.
Miocic tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herring follows Stipe Miocic
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herring needs to stop playing Stipe Miocic's game or he'll get knocked out!
Miocic begins to launch a barrage of punches over Herring
this is getting worse and worse for Herring
Herring's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Heath Herring's Mouth
Stipe Miocic takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Miocic moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Heath Herring
are bothering his opponent.
Miocic decides to launch some tentative punches
Herring launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Miocic with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Herring avoids a dangerous strike from Miocic
and counters with a solid straight!
Miocic's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Stipe Miocic's Right cheek
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Miocic steps backwards away from Heath Herring. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Stipe Miocic tries to bring the fight to the ground
Herring goes down.
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Herring
Miocic tries to jump to side mount.
Heath Herring closed his guard around Stipe Miocic.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Stipe Miocic in his guard.
Stipe Miocic keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic looks to pass to mount...
Miocic slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Heath Herring.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herring's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Heath Herring's Nose
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic tries to better his position on the ground...
Miocic is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring launches a few punches to Miocic's cheek from the guard.
Stipe Miocic uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Stipe Miocic, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Miocic cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Herring can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A punch from Heath Herring
gets blocked by Miocic.
Poorly executed technique. Stipe Miocic looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Miocic!
Some big punches are landing!
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Stipe Miocic struggles a bit before breaking Herring's attemp of grappling
Miocic wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miocic pushes Heath Herring againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Herring cannot escape Stipe Miocic's clinch! Stipe Miocic is just brutalizing Herring with punches time and time again!
Herring's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herring doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stipe Miocic embrace and tries to move away...
Stipe Miocic pushes Herring forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Miocic is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Stipe Miocic shoots and grab Heath Herring's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Miocic scoop up Heath Herring's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Herring to the mat
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Herring
Miocic moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Herring
Heath Herring tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Miocic is trying to counter now!
Stipe Miocic tries to open Herring's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Stipe Miocic. Herring is unable to cover himself now!
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Herring
Stipe Miocic tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Stipe Miocic manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic hovers above Herring
Good punches to Herring's body.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Miocic tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herring tries to move on the ground and shows Stipe Miocic a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Herring's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref pulls off Stipe Miocic! Herring seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Stipe Miocic by TKO (Elbow) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Stipe Miocic raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Heath Herring and Stipe Miocic touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Miocic doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Heath Herring embrace and tries to move away...
Heath Herring pushes Miocic forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic is launching some bone breaking punches to Herring's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Heath Herring's eyes.
Hard blow to Herring's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic launches a few hard punches to Heath Herring's ribs!
Herring struggles and protects himself.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Stipe Miocic tries a hook to the body
but Herring manages to dodge it
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stipe Miocic!
Herring ducks under...
Miocic misses a step and Heath Herring sees an opportunity to counter him!
Heath Herring tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stipe Miocic jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Not a desiderable position that Miocic is in now. Heath Herring is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Miocic launches a kick
Herring checks it and keeps distance.
Heath Herring gets sloppy and Stipe Miocic tries to take advantage...
Heath Herring paws at Miocic.
Miocic answers with solid punches!
The two exchange wildly
Miocic is connecting with a few punches
Stipe Miocic moves forward looking for some grappling action
Miocic has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stipe Miocic grapple with Heath Herring and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Herring manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Herring's face while in the clinch!
Herring can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Miocic grapple with Heath Herring and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Heath Herring managed to maintain his balances and move away from Miocic
Tremendous strikes from Miocic!
Some big punches are landing!
Herring shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Herring is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Miocic is smart enough to block that one.
Miocic tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herring follows Stipe Miocic
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herring needs to stop playing Stipe Miocic's game or he'll get knocked out!
Miocic begins to launch a barrage of punches over Herring
this is getting worse and worse for Herring
Herring's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Heath Herring's Mouth
Stipe Miocic takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Miocic moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Heath Herring
are bothering his opponent.
Miocic decides to launch some tentative punches
Herring launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Miocic with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Herring avoids a dangerous strike from Miocic
and counters with a solid straight!
Miocic's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Stipe Miocic's Right cheek
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Miocic steps backwards away from Heath Herring. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Stipe Miocic tries to bring the fight to the ground
Herring goes down.
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Herring
Miocic tries to jump to side mount.
Heath Herring closed his guard around Stipe Miocic.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Stipe Miocic in his guard.
Stipe Miocic keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic looks to pass to mount...
Miocic slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Heath Herring.
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Miocic positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herring's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Heath Herring's Nose
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic tries to better his position on the ground...
Miocic is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring launches a few punches to Miocic's cheek from the guard.
Stipe Miocic uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Stipe Miocic, but it's close.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Miocic cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Herring can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A punch from Heath Herring
gets blocked by Miocic.
Poorly executed technique. Stipe Miocic looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Miocic!
Some big punches are landing!
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Stipe Miocic struggles a bit before breaking Herring's attemp of grappling
Miocic wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miocic pushes Heath Herring againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Herring cannot escape Stipe Miocic's clinch! Stipe Miocic is just brutalizing Herring with punches time and time again!
Herring's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herring doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stipe Miocic embrace and tries to move away...
Stipe Miocic pushes Herring forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Miocic is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Stipe Miocic shoots and grab Heath Herring's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Miocic scoop up Heath Herring's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Herring to the mat
Stipe Miocic is in open guard over Herring
Miocic moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Herring
Heath Herring tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Miocic is trying to counter now!
Stipe Miocic tries to open Herring's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Stipe Miocic. Herring is unable to cover himself now!
Stipe Miocic is in half guard over Herring
Stipe Miocic tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Stipe Miocic manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Stipe Miocic hovers above Herring
Good punches to Herring's body.
Stipe Miocic is in side mount over Heath Herring
Miocic tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Stipe Miocic is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herring tries to move on the ground and shows Stipe Miocic a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Herring's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref pulls off Stipe Miocic! Herring seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Stipe Miocic by TKO (Elbow) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Stipe Miocic
Punches 20/26 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
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