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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Overeem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scott really is a fat lump.
Overeem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott looking for a guillotine here but Overeem defends easily.
Overeem is standing up over Scott. Scott looks to escape but Overeem dives into side control.
Overeem working the ground and pound but Scott is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to improve position but can't.
Overeem stands up and beckons Scott to his feet.
Scott closes the distance and pushes Overeem back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Scott rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scott is trying to defend but Overeem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Overeem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott regains full guard. Nicely done.
Overeem throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Overeem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Overeem trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Scott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Overeem controls the pace.
Scott wants to sweep here but Overeem controlling him for the moment.
Overeem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep here but Overeem controlling him for the moment.
Overeem stays in close to Scott's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Overeem lands with a nice body punch.
Overeem throws a shot to the body.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem drags the fight down to the ground.
Overeem has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Overeem has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
Scott wants to get up but he can't break Overeem's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Overeem throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Scott gets to his feet - Overeem follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott wants to take the fight to the mat but Overeem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Overeem shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Overeem was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Overeem. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Overeem works to advance to full mount. Scott defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Scott is trying to escape the mount.
Overeem controlling the position easily from mount.
Scott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scott blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Overeem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Scott looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Alistair Overeem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Overeem has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Scott has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Overeem is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Scott has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Good control from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Scott showing good submission defense here.
Scott turns into Overeem and is now in his guard.
Scott gets to his feet - Overeem follows without any prompting.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Overeem feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Scott uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem staying out of range there.
Scott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overeem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Overeem wants to counter the offense by Scott and move into the clinch position.
Overeem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Overeem swivels and escapes.
Overeem throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Samuel Scott has been cut.
Scott wants to clinch up but Overeem keeps it at a distance.
Scott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Overeem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overeem gets to his feet. Scott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem drives through with a takedown into Scott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Overeem is one step ahead there.
Overeem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scott keeping full guard, as Overeem tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott wants to sweep here but Overeem controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Scott's cut.
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!
Overeem scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott wriggles free and stands up.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Overeem.
Overeem clinches.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Overeem is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to circle away but Overeem has him pinned against the cage.
Overeem lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Overeem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
Overeem wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Overeem off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Overeem drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Overeem walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Overeem shoots in and bounces Scott off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Overeem scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem looking to pass the guard.
Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Overeem is aware though and is defending well.
Overeem content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Overeem is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scott is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scott has escaped and now he's on top!
Overeem is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Overeem has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scott uses from the top position.
Scott decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Samuel Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem gets the takedown into side control.
Scott sneaks out the side door and pushes Overeem away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Overeem.
Overeem tries to advance to mount but Scott denies him.
Scott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Overeem.
Overeem happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Scott.
Well Overeem has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith 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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RATING
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