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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higgins comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - TNT . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Higgins wants to clinch but Overstreet slips to the side
and Overstreet counters with a straight right hand.
Overstreet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Higgins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Overstreet counters with a straight right hand.
Overstreet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Volga Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overstreet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Overstreet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Overstreet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overstreet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higgins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Overstreet finds it's way round the side to connect with Higgins's head.
Higgins shoots and misses
and Overstreet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Higgins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Overstreet cracks Higgins with an open hand slap.
Overstreet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overstreet.
Overstreet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overstreet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overstreet lands with a slapping head kick.
Overstreet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Overstreet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Overstreet fakes the leg kick and cracks Higgins in the body.
Overstreet drives through and clinches with Higgins against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Higgins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Overstreet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Overstreet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overstreet scores with the left hand. Higgins knows he should have avoided that one.
Overstreet scores with a nice right hand.
Higgins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Higgins throws a right and a left that Overstreet avoids nicely.
Overstreet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Higgins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Overstreet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Higgins's knee momentarily.
Overstreet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Overstreet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Higgins's head backwards.
Volga Overstreet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Higgins misses with a takedown
and Overstreet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Higgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higgins is breathing heavily.
Overstreet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Higgins, pushing him back against the cage.
Higgins tries to work over Overstreet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Higgins can't find room to land a body shot as Overstreet controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet breaks the clinch.
Overstreet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Higgins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Overstreet takes the fight into the clinch.
Overstreet pressing his opponent against the cage.
Overstreet manages to break the clinch.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Higgins's front leg but catches the back leg as Higgins tries to avoid it.
Overstreet lands a nice looking body kick.
Overstreet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Higgins has his takedown stuffed
and Overstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Overstreet.
Overstreet is looking to slow Higgins down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overstreet lands a head kick!
Overstreet scores with a nice strike.
Left hook, right uppercut from Overstreet.
Higgins tries to clinch but Overstreet moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Overstreet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Higgins.
Overstreet lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overstreet, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch but Overstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Higgins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Overstreet counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volga Overstreet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overstreet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Higgins's head.
Overstreet punishes Higgins's body with a nice straight punch.
Overstreet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overstreet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Higgins's head.
Higgins is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Higgins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Overstreet throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overstreet.
Overstreet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overstreet works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overstreet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Overstreet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Higgins on the side of the head.
Higgins misses with a takedown attempt
and Overstreet counters with a leg kick.
Higgins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet digs a good body shot into Higgins's ribs.
Overstreet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Higgins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overstreet connects with a leg kick. Higgins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Overstreet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Higgins seems to have got his legs back now.
Overstreet throws a one two combo.
Overstreet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alex Higgins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Overstreet.
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!
Overstreet lands with an overhand left.
Overstreet thuds a left hand into Higgins's body.
Overstreet sizes up Higgins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overstreet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Higgins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet feints and then cracks Higgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Higgins down.
Overstreet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Overstreet jabs at Higgins's body.
Overstreet cracks Higgins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Overstreet gets a clinch.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Higgins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overstreet is pushing Higgins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Higgins tries to throw a body punch but Overstreet avoids it by throwing Higgins back against the cage.
Overstreet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgins wants to clinch but Overstreet slips to the side
letting Overstreet counter with a right hand.
Volga Overstreet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overstreet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet scores with a head kick.
Overstreet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Overstreet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Higgins eats them both and turns towards Overstreet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Higgins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Overstreet.
Higgins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Higgins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overstreet. Overstreet obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Overstreet catches Higgins right on the button with a cross.
Overstreet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Higgins takes a step back to recover.
Overstreet stuns Higgins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Higgins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Overstreet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Higgins, pushing him back against the cage.
Overstreet breaks from the clinch.
Overstreet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Overstreet is working the combinations to good effect here.
A good leg kick by Overstreet.
Overstreet lands with an uppercut that bounces Higgins off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Overstreet lands.
Overstreet gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overstreet.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overstreet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overstreet scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No luck for Higgins with that takedown attempt.
Overstreet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volga Overstreet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Overstreet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overstreet.
Overstreet lands a jab.
Higgins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overstreet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet lands a nice shot to the body.
Overstreet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overstreet jabs Higgins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Higgins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Higgins moves forwards but Overstreet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Higgins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Higgins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Overstreet counters with a low kick, right behind Higgins 's knee.
Overstreet connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Higgins takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet connects with a jab.
Overstreet connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
Jab by Overstreet.
Higgins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Overstreet lands a brutal head kick. Higgins looks out on his feet and Overstreet throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Volga Overstreet!
A very excited looking Volga Overstreet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Alex Higgins spoke after the fight, saying 'great fight , he was the better fighter , i'll get back into gym and work on more of my weaknesses'.
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