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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Since the Flood- . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darko.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem moves to clinch but Darko breaks away
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Darko moves into the clinch successfully.
Darko stalling in the clinch.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Darko is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Darko into the ropes.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Darko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Overeem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a one-two to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch up
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
Darko with a jab.
Darko lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Overeem bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darko wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darko's brow.
Darko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Overeem is looking to control Darko's arms but Darko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Overeem has his back to the ropes.
Overeem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darkos head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darko.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Darko looking to stall.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Darko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Darko blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko digs a right hand into Overeem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overeem's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overeem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko cracks Overeem with a nice body shot.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Darko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darko as Overeem tries to tie him up.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darko blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Darko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Darko circles away.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Darko misses.
Donnie Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Darko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overeem is keeping busy.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Darko digs a right hand underneath Overeem's ribcage. Overeem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darko manages to break the clinch.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Darko avoiding damage.
Darko wants to stall.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darko's defenses.
Donnie Darko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Darko shrugs off.
Darko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Darko breaks from the clinch.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Darko avoids it well.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Darko sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Darko is predictable there
and Overeem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Overeem counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Darko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overeem's hands.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko lands a nice uppercut.
Darko pushes Overeem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Overeem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Darko counters with a series of strikes. Overeem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darko lands an overhand right.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Darko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darko throws a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Overeem wants to clinch but Darko slips to the side
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Overeem.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
Darko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko had his way with Alistair Overeem in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Overeem wants to clinch.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Darko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darko swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Darko lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Overeem looks to clinch
and Darko counters with a left and a right that stings Overeem.
Darko lands a jab to Overeem's midsection.
A head kick misses from Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Overeem tries to clinch but Darko moves out of range.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnie Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
Alistair Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Darko. That snapped Overeem's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Darko catches Overeem right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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