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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Manhoef struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Marc Overmars has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Overmars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch but Manhoef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overmars moves in looking to clinch but Manhoef pushes him off.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Overmars moves out of range.
Overmars avoids a kick to the body.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overmars closes the distance and clinches.
Overmars lands an elbow inside that Manhoef shrugs off.
It looks like Melvin Manhoef has been cut.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overmars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overmars lands a knee to the head.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manhoef's defenses.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Manhoef is trying to force a seperation but Overmars has the dominant position.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef tries to circle away but Overmars has him pinned against the cage.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars lands a damaging elbow.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overmars working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Overmars lands a nice elbow.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Manhoef throws a punch but it's blocked by Overmars.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Manhoef tries to break free but Overmars pushes him back against the cage.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Overmars lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Overmars won't allow it.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manhoef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Manhoef tries to circle away but Overmars has him pinned against the cage.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars lands a body punch.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Manhoef's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Overmars is controlling the position.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars tries a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks it.
Overmars keeps control of Manhoef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhoef has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overmars digs a right hand underneath Manhoef's ribcage. Manhoef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars lands a damaging elbow.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Overmars lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef is trying to force a seperation but Overmars has the dominant position.
Manhoef managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef is trying to break the clinch but Overmars has him pressed against the cage.
Overmars lands an elbow inside that Manhoef shrugs off.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manhoef is looking to break free of the clinch but Overmars has double underhooks.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
A short body shot lands from Manhoef as the two fighters clinch.
Manhoef wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overmars cracks Manhoef with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Manhoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overmars is looking to clinch but Manhoef is avoiding it.
Overmars clinches up with Manhoef and pushes him back against the cage.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overmars working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars digs a right hand underneath Manhoef's ribcage. Manhoef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Overmars's head.
Overmars lands an elbow just above Manhoef 's eye.
Overmars lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overmars obliges.
Overmars lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Overmars takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Overmars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
That's time! Overmars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Overmars closes the distance and clinches.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Overmars is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overmars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manhoef can do to turn this around?
Manhoef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Overmars.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Overmars utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overmars has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Overmars is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Overmars.
Manhoef takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overmars obliges.
Manhoef takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef working hard to break the clinch.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars prevents Manhoef from breaking the clinch.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to circle away but Overmars has him pinned against the cage.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Overmars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Overmars is looking to clinch.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhoef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overmars fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manhoef, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manhoef has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Overmars won't allow it.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overmars.
Manhoef working hard to break the clinch.
Manhoef looking to slow down the pace here.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars lands an elbow inside that Manhoef shrugs off.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manhoef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Overmars lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marc Overmars has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overmars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Overmars checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Overmars moves into range and clinches up with Manhoef.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Overmars lands a nice elbow.
Manhoef is trying to break the clinch but Overmars is controlling him.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Manhoef can't break the clinch.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Overmars is blocking nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manhoef in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overmars has Manhoef pressed against the cage, preventing Manhoef from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overmars tries to clinch there but Manhoef circles away.
Overmars wants to clinch.
Overmars wants to clinch up but Manhoef keeps it at a distance.
Overmars tries to clinch there but Manhoef circles away.
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
Overmars gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manhoef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Overmars dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Manhoef's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manhoef tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overmars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overmars.
Overmars lands a nice elbow.
Manhoef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Overmars.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overmars utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overmars has him pressed against the cage.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overmars working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manhoef wants to stall.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manhoef gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Overmars won't allow it.
Manhoef tries to break free but Overmars pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Manhoef won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef can't break the clinch.
Manhoef is looking to break free of the clinch but Overmars has double underhooks.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manhoef's efforts to push away.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Overmars working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Overmars working Manhoef over with knees to the body.
Manhoef wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overmars avoids the elbow strike from Manhoef, against the cage.
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Manhoef can't break the clinch.
Overmars lands a knee to the head.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars keeps control of Manhoef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Overmars is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Overmars.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
Manhoef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overmars has him pressed against the cage.
Manhoef tries to circle away but Overmars has him pinned against the cage.
Manhoef is looking to break free of the clinch but Overmars has double underhooks.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manhoef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars prevents Manhoef from breaking the clinch.
Overmars lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manhoef takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manhoef avoids it.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Manhoef is looking to break free of the clinch but Overmars has double underhooks.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overmars prevents Manhoef from breaking the clinch.
Manhoef working hard to break the clinch.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Overmars.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Overmars with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manhoef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars keeps control of Manhoef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manhoef trying to stall but Overmars improves his position.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Manhoef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the temple.
Manhoef has had enough of the clinch but Overmars keeps him there for the moment.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Manhoef's ribcage.
Manhoef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overmars works on Manhoef's body with a couple of short punches.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marc Overmars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Overmars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overmars, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Overmars!
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