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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Connington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Overeem has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Connington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connington has closed the distance and engaged Overeem in a clinch.
Connington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Connington improves position.
Connington leaning against his opponent.
Connington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Connington.
Connington lands a body punch.
Overeem tries to pull guard but Connington won't allow it.
Connington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
Connington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Connington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem jumps guard but Connington stands there with Overeem around his waist. Overeem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jon Connington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Overeem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Connington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
Overeem is looking to take this one to the mat.
Connington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Connington has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but Connington has the dominant position.
Connington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connington could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connington moves into the clinch successfully.
Connington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connington is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Connington keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Connington.
A shot in the inside from Connington.
Connington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
A shot in the inside from Connington.
Connington lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connington lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Connington.
Overeem tries to pull guard but Connington holds him up against the cage and eventually Overeem drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connington slowing the pace effectively.
Overeem can't get the takedown.
Connington stalling.
A short body shot lands from Connington as the two fighters clinch.
Connington scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Connington pushes Overeem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Connington after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Connington.
A short body shot lands from Connington as the two fighters clinch.
Connington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Connington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Connington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem drives through and clinches with Connington against the cage.
Connington lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Overeem looks gassed!
Connington gets underhooks to prevent Overeem's takedown attempt.
Connington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Connington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Connington stalls.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connington.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connington's efforts to push away.
Connington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Connington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Connington tries to clinch there but Overeem circles away.
Connington rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Connington on the inside.
Connington digs a right hand into Overeem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overeem's gas tank.
Connington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Connington lands a hook that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Connington.
Connington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connington prevents the takedown attempt.
Connington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Connington is leaning against Overeem and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Connington lands with a left to the head.
Connington presses Overeem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Connington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Connington.
Overeem letting Connington take a breather here.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.
Connington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connington moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Connington is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Connington moves into range and clinches up with Overeem.
A frustrated look appears on Overeem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Connington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Connington.
A right hand to the body from Connington.
A short body shot lands from Connington as the two fighters clinch.
Connington breaks from the clinch.
Overeem tries to bum rush Connington with a series of wild strikes but Connington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overeem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connington taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connington lands an uppercut.
Connington cracks Overeem with a nice body shot.
Overeem changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jon Connington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Overeem.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Connington clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Connington.
Connington slows down the pace here.
Connington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon Connington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connington drives through and clinches with Overeem against the cage.
Connington tries to break free but Overeem pushes him back against the cage.
Connington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Connington effectively controlling the action here.
Jon Connington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Connington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Connington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Connington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Connington closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Connington lands with a left to the head.
Connington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Connington lands with a short shot to the head.
Connington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Overeem has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Connington after a bit of a struggle.
Connington blocking some punches.
Connington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connington walks away with a smile on his face. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to score a body lock takedown but Connington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jon Connington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Overeem.
Connington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.
Connington stalls.
Connington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Overeem.
A nice left hand lands by Connington.
Overeem manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Overeem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Overeem working a defensive guard here.
Connington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Overeem, up you get!
Alistar Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connington darts in and clinches Overeem up against the cage.
Connington lands a nice uppercut.
Connington lands a left hand.
Connington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connington scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Connington breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Connington moves out of range easily.
Connington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Connington moves out of range easily.
Connington is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Connington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Connington clinches up against the cage.
Connington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connington lands a shoulder strike.
Connington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Connington taking a breather.
Connington manages to break the clinch.
Overeem darts in and clinches Connington up against the cage.
Connington lands a right hand.
Connington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connington breaks the clinch.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connington drives through and clinches with Overeem against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connington tries to clinch but Overeem is having none of it.
Connington clinches up against the cage.
Connington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem tries to keep at a distance but Connington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Connington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jon Connington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connington lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Connington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Connington!
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