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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overmars kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Union Underground - Across The Nation. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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232 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Overmars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Cole!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overmars but Overmars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Overmars throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overmars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole has a takedown stuffed.
Cole closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Overmars to the mat! Overmars manages to get full guard.
Cole passes Overmars's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overmars defending well though.
Cole thows a huge punch but Overmars dodges it nicely.
Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Cole is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Overmars manages to get to full guard.
Overmars looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole thows a big elbow that misses.
Cole thows a big elbow that misses.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overmars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole trying to control but Overmars is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overmars wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Overmars tries to avoid it but Cole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Overmars to the ground. Overmars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michel Overmars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Cole.
Overmars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overmars throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overmars throws a one two combo.
It looks like Lenny Cole has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overmars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overmars takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Cole scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Overmars knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Overmars is breathing heavily.
Overmars keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole wants to free his trapped foot but Overmars is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overmars keeps working.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Overmars's temple.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Overmars moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cole cracks Overmars with a solid left hand.
Overmars is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Overmars keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole pushing down on Overmars's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Overmars is not content to let Cole control the position.
Overmars is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overmars avoids the body shot from Cole.
Overmars throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Overmars throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overmars wants to improve his position but Cole is controlling well.
Overmars keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Overmars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
Cole throwing shots but Overmars is blocking nicely.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Overmars trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
Overmars wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Overmars feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Overmars connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Overmars is looking to land body kicks.
Overmars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overmars throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Cole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Overmars's guard.
Overmars is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Overmars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Cole's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cole blocks a jab.
Overmars throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Overmars throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cole counters with a takedown into side control.
Cole working the body and head with strikes.
Cole is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Overmars is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cole trying to control the position but Overmars is working away.
Cole working away.
Overmars prevents Cole from moving into mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Cole.
Lenny Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole wants to control but Overmars is keeping him busy.
Cole is putting a hurting on Overmars here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws an elbow but Overmars slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Cole seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cole lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Overmars down.
Cole cracks Overmars with a big elbow.
Cole working the ground and pound from side control.
Overmars is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole tries to advance to mount but can't.
Overmars taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Cole connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Overmars some visible discomfort.
Overmars tries to improve position but can't.
Cole working away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cole. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cole cracks Overmars with a big elbow.
Cole tries to move into full mount but can't pass Overmars's legs.
Overmars taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Overmars avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cole.
Cole working away.
Cole throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Overmars taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Cole cracks Overmars with a big elbow.
Overmars is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cole is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cole working Overmars over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Overmars really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking for a guillotine from mount but Overmars is having none of it.
Overmars tries to reverse the position but Cole maintains control.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Cole with good strikes from the mount here!
Cole takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cole looking to finish Overmars with some ground and pound. This is bad for Overmars!
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Overmars but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole scoring with strikes but Overmars is staying in there.
Cole is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Overmars is surviving well by controlling Cole's body position as best he can.
Cole punching from mount but Overmars doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cole trying to control but Overmars is having none of it.
Cole with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Cole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Overmars working to try and regain half guard.
Overmars wants to control but Cole is having none of it.
Overmars takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenny Cole's cut.
That's time! Overmars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Overmars stuffs the takedown attempt from Cole. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
Michel Overmars is winning the standup battle so far.
Overmars misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Overmars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Overmars is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole distracts Overmars with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Overmars's head.
Cole pushing down on Overmars's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Overmars is refusing to be controlled, as Cole sits in half guard.
Overmars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars is defending against the submission attempts here by Cole.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Overmars tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.
Cole is thwarting Overmars's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cole lands a big elbow.
Cole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overmars is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Cole working Overmars over with strikes here.
Overmars is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cole.
Overmars in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cole tries to control but Overmars wriggling away.
Overmars tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Overmars taking shots to the head.
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Overmars but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Overmars's face.
Overmars is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Overmars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Overmars is in a horrible position here. Cole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Overmars is working to get back to half guard.
Cole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cole lands a nice shot to the head.
Cole wants to control the pace but Overmars is squirming around nicely.
Overmars tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cole.
Cole trying to control but Overmars is having none of it.
Overmars is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Overmars tries to hold on but Cole postures up.
Cole looking to finish Overmars with some ground and pound. This is bad for Overmars!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Cole.
Cole landing shots from mount.
Cole working Overmars over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Cole!
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