Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2017 12:23:37 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Alistair while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Cain Velasquez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cain Velasquez throws a combo
Alistair Overeem ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Velasquez swings again, only to get countered once more! Velasquez is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Right cheek
Cain Velasquez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alistair blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Alistair Overeem's cheek! Alistair stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Velasquez is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
0:36 Round 1 and Alistair is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alistair tries to hit Cain Velasquez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Velasquez dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Velasquez opts to jump inside Alistair's guard.
Alistair didn't see that coming. Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Velasquez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Alistair tries to stand up!
Velasquez doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Velasquez moves backwards and circles around Alistair Overeem.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Velasquez moves forward and holds Alistair
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez grab one of Alistair Overeem's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Alistair Overeem landed hard on his back
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Velasquez is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
Velasquez moves backwards and gestures for Alistair Overeem to stand up.
Alistair climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alistair won't budge, forcing Velasquez to pull guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Velasquez
Alistair Overeem storms over Velasquez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cain Velasquez blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Alistair is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alistair Overeem!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Alistair's face!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alistair doesn't fight back!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Alistair's face!
That brutal impact left Alistair laid out on the mat! Cain Velasquez's corner come in to congratulate him!
Alistair has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Cain Velasquez by KO (GnP) at 3:33 Round 1
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/21 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 134 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 111 s
OVereem vs. "That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! "
Cain Velasquez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Cain Velasquez throws a combo
Alistair Overeem ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Velasquez swings again, only to get countered once more! Velasquez is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Right cheek
Cain Velasquez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alistair blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Alistair Overeem's cheek! Alistair stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Velasquez is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
0:36 Round 1 and Alistair is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Alistair tries to hit Cain Velasquez with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Velasquez dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Velasquez opts to jump inside Alistair's guard.
Alistair didn't see that coming. Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Alistair tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Alistair
Velasquez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Alistair tries to stand up!
Velasquez doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Cain Velasquez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Velasquez moves backwards and circles around Alistair Overeem.
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Velasquez moves forward and holds Alistair
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez grab one of Alistair Overeem's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Alistair Overeem landed hard on his back
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Velasquez is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
Velasquez moves backwards and gestures for Alistair Overeem to stand up.
Alistair climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alistair won't budge, forcing Velasquez to pull guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Velasquez
Alistair Overeem storms over Velasquez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cain Velasquez blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Alistair is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alistair Overeem!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Cain Velasquez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Alistair's face!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Alistair's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Alistair doesn't fight back!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Alistair's face!
That brutal impact left Alistair laid out on the mat! Cain Velasquez's corner come in to congratulate him!
Alistair has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Cain Velasquez by KO (GnP) at 3:33 Round 1
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/21 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 134 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 111 s
OVereem vs. "That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! That's gotta be Cain! "
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!