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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Remy Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romeo Remy Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Lesnar's chin.
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263 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Remy Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar looks for a takedown but Overeem sprawls well.
Overeem looks to land a right hand but Lesnar moved out of range.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar tries to clinch up
and Overeem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Overeem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Overeem moves away
and Overeem counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overeem counters by clinching up.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.
Romeo Remy Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem misses with a body shot.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Overeem counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Overeem to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overeem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romeo Remy Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overeem scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Overeem.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Overeem as he jumps to the side.
Overeem stalks Lesnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnar's face. Lesnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Overeem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem is stalling here.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar looks to clinch
and Overeem counters by moving into the clinch.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Overeem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Remy Overeem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar rushes Overeem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Lesnar has Overeem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Overeem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Overeem lands a body punch.
Overeem controlling the action here for a moment.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Overeem scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Overeem connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Romeo Remy Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem stalks Lesnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnar's face. Lesnar staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overeem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Overeem gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem moves into the clinch successfully.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar looks to clinch
letting Overeem counter with a right hand.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lesnar can pounce on him.
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Romeo Remy Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Overeem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Overeem as he jumps to the side.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Lesnar.
Overeem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Lesnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
Lesnar closes the distance but Overeem moves to the side
and Overeem counters with a one-two to the body.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Overeem circles away easily
and Overeem counters with a series of strikes. Lesnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lesnar wants to clinch but Overeem slips to the side
and Overeem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Remy Overeem dominated that second round.
That's time! Overeem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lesnar counters with a one-two to the body.
Overeem lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overeem.
Overeem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem stalks Lesnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnar's face. Lesnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Overeem won't be happy with that.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Overeem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem stops Lesnar from passing to mount.
Lesnar advances to mount.
Overeem is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is stalling here but it's allowed Overeem to get half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Overeem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Overeem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar trying to control the pace.
Overeem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overeem counters with a series of strikes. Lesnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Overeem misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Overeem counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romeo Remy Overeem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Overeem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Remy Overeem!
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