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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bam Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Dunn looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Overeem back against the cage.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunn is defending well for now.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands a left hand.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem wants to break free but Dunn has control.
Dunn avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Overeem lands a left hand.
Dunn looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Dunn blocks it.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Overeem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunn avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Dunn.
Overeem looks gassed!
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Overeem misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Dunn.
Dunn looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Overeem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Overeem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunn avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Overeem.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overeem obliges.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunn is defending well for now.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn landing knees to the head.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overeem scores with a hook to the body.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dunn's brow.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunn avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
Overeem working Dunn over with knees to the body.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
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.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunn circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem thuds his shin into the meat of Dunn's side.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Dunn counters with a good, hard body kick but Overeem shrugs it off.
Dunn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Overeem backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Overeem blocks the leg kick.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunn moves into the clinch.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overeem tries to circle away but Dunn has him pinned against the cage.
Overeem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Dunn blocks it.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Dunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Dunn scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunn keeps control of Overeem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Overeem.
Overeem gets through Dunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overeem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Overeem.
Alistair Overeem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunn trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunn with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overeem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
Nice body punch from Overeem - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Overeem.
Still in the clinch, Overeem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Dunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dunn catches Overeem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunn cracks Overeem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Dunn.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunn avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Overeem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem throws a combination that misses
enabling Dunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Overeem ducks right into an uppercut from Dunn.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Bam Dunn is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overeem blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Dunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunn is defending well for now.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunn avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn with a knee to the head.
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem cracks Dunn with a nice body shot.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Overeem's face.
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overeem scores a nice knee to the body.
Overeem can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overeem as Dunn tries to tie him up.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overeem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Dunn slowing the pace effectively.
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alistair Overeem.
I think Overeem 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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