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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gab Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zombo Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gab Overeem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gab Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zombo Axe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem darts in trying to clinch
and Axe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Axe digs a right hand underneath Overeem's ribcage. Overeem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Axe is trying to stall.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overeem's elbow.
Overeem is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Overeem has his back to the cage.
Maybe Overeem would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem is trying to maintain a safe position but Axe gets an underhook and turns Overeem into the cage.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Axe to work.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Axe blocks with his arms.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gab Overeem.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Overeem is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Overeem has his back to the cage.
Overeem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Overeem up against the cage.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Overeem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overeem is trying to maintain a safe position but Axe gets an underhook and turns Overeem into the cage.
Axe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gab Overeem has been cut.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gab Overeem.
Axe lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Overeem closes the distance but Axe moves to the side
and Axe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Axe catches Overeem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Overeem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axe clinches up against the cage.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Axe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Axe as he connects with a hook.
Axe swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.
Overeem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Axe, as that shot connected.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem lands a jab to the head.
Axe misses with a leg kick.
Axe lands with a nice combination. Overeem backs away looking to recover.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Axe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Overeem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Axe circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Axe to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zombo Axe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gab Overeem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Axe throws a leg kick which misses Overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overeem tries to avoid it.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Axe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axe clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zombo Axe has been cut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Axe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Axe lands a hook that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem tries to stall but Axe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overeem pushes Axe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overeem lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Overeem trying to control the position but instead, Axe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overeem into the cage.
Overeem can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gab Overeem.
Overeem throws a hook to the side of Axe's head but Axe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe lands a nice looking body shot.
Overeem closes the distance but Axe moves to the side
and Axe counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Gab Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem lands with a cross.
Axe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Axe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Axe scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overeem throws a head punch that misses.
Axe throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to maintain a safe position but Axe gets an underhook and turns Overeem into the cage.
Axe stalls.
Overeem trying to control the position but instead, Axe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overeem into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gab Overeem.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem moves to clinch but Axe breaks away
and Axe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overeem wants to clinch but Axe slips to the side
and Axe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Axe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Axe misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axe.
Zombo Axe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axe counters with a straight right hand.
Axe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gab Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Axe lands.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Axe is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Axe.
Axe scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe throws a good cross that connects.
Axe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Axe moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zombo Axe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Axe clinches with his opponent.
Overeem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Axe trying to stall but Overeem improves his position.
Overeem tries to stall but Axe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overeem misses with a body punch.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Axe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem misses with a body shot.
Overeem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axe.
Axe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Axe throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters with a right hand to the body.
Axe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
Overeem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Axe connects with a crisp jab.
Overeem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Axe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Overeem is rocked!
BOOM! Axe lands a beautiful left hook that drops Overeem. Overeem tries to recover but Axe is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Overeem lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zombo Axe!
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