Post by The Sandmen on Nov 10, 2016 8:49:42 GMT -5
Gary Goodridge is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Alistair Overeem raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Goodridge and Alistair move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Goodridge attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Alistair's kick.
Poorly executed technique. Gary Goodridge looks to counter!
Goodridge moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Alistair's thigh!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alistair's face
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Gary Goodridge struggles a bit before breaking Alistair's attemp of grappling
Goodridge jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gary Goodridge pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Goodridge tries to take Alistair Overeem down... Alistair stumbles backwards and Gary Goodridge launches a few punches...
Alistair Overeem dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Goodridge misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem throws an uppercut
Goodridge slips it.
Alistair has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Alistair launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Goodridge's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Goodridge is holding Alistair Overeem's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Goodridge's side.
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge storms over Alistair with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Goodridge doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alistair's face with his elbows!
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge looks to mount Alistair Overeem...
Gary Goodridge slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Goodridge's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Goodridge tries to cover his face,
Goodridge's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Goodridge has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Goodridge blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gary Goodridge looks to counter!
Goodridge tries to open up Alistair Overeem's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alistair in the side of the head
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alistair's face with those brutal elbows! Alistair needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Goodridge tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem 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 Goodridge's moves.
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Goodridge delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alistair is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Goodridge is in rear mount over Alistair
Alistair has Goodridge controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Goodridge is unable to move under Alistair control.
Goodridge is in rear mount over Alistair
Goodridge tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gary Goodridge. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Gary Goodridge that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
Alistair looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gary Goodridge's punches
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's chin with an uppercut while Goodridge lands some great crosses.
Gary Goodridge is opening up on Alistair and raining down combinations!
Alistair's corner looks worried!
The two exchange wildly
Goodridge is connecting with a few punches
Alistair's Nose is beginning to swell
Gary Goodridge has found an opening in the defense of Alistair, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alistair is wobbling!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Alistair was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Gary Goodridge by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Gary Goodridge
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/21 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 114 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 114 s
Holy shit. Upset of the year candidate? (Gary's first 3 shots - 2 punches and a kick - hurt Overeem stupid-bad.)
Alistair Overeem raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Goodridge and Alistair move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Goodridge attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Alistair's kick.
Poorly executed technique. Gary Goodridge looks to counter!
Goodridge moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Alistair's thigh!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Alistair's face
Alistair moves forward looking for some action
Gary Goodridge struggles a bit before breaking Alistair's attemp of grappling
Goodridge jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gary Goodridge pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Goodridge tries to take Alistair Overeem down... Alistair stumbles backwards and Gary Goodridge launches a few punches...
Alistair Overeem dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Goodridge misses a step and Alistair Overeem sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alistair Overeem throws an uppercut
Goodridge slips it.
Alistair has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Alistair launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Goodridge's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Goodridge is holding Alistair Overeem's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Goodridge's side.
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge storms over Alistair with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Goodridge doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alistair's face with his elbows!
Gary Goodridge is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge looks to mount Alistair Overeem...
Gary Goodridge slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Goodridge's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Goodridge tries to cover his face,
Goodridge's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Goodridge has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Goodridge blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Gary Goodridge looks to counter!
Goodridge tries to open up Alistair Overeem's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alistair in the side of the head
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Gary Goodridge throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alistair's face with those brutal elbows! Alistair needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Goodridge tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem 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 Goodridge's moves.
Gary Goodridge is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Goodridge delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alistair is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Goodridge is in rear mount over Alistair
Alistair has Goodridge controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Goodridge is unable to move under Alistair control.
Goodridge is in rear mount over Alistair
Goodridge tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Gary Goodridge. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Gary Goodridge that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
Alistair looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gary Goodridge's punches
Alistair measures the resilience of Goodridge's chin with an uppercut while Goodridge lands some great crosses.
Gary Goodridge is opening up on Alistair and raining down combinations!
Alistair's corner looks worried!
The two exchange wildly
Goodridge is connecting with a few punches
Alistair's Nose is beginning to swell
Gary Goodridge has found an opening in the defense of Alistair, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alistair is wobbling!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Alistair was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Gary Goodridge by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:17 Round 1
Statistics: Gary Goodridge
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/21 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 114 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 114 s
Holy shit. Upset of the year candidate? (Gary's first 3 shots - 2 punches and a kick - hurt Overeem stupid-bad.)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!