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AFLC 7: Death Before Dishonor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Cruz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cruz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Alvarez has tightened it up now! Cruz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Santiago Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Santiago Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes into the arena with Retaliator blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacoby Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Munez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Munez wants to take a breather but Lombard is having none of it.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.
Munez prevents Lombard from improving his position.
Lombard actively working from the bottom here.
Munez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munez trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
Munez passes to side control.
Lombard taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control but Munez postures up.
Lombard tries to buck Munez off but Munez is having none of it.
Lombard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Munez trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
You can see the frustration on Lombard's face as Munez controls the position.
Lombard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lombard manages to get to full guard.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
Munez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lombard trying to keep a closed guard but Munez is proving a slippery customer.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Lombard working for a triangle but Munez defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Munez tries to pass.
Munez prevents Lombard from getting back to his feet.
Munez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hector Munez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Munez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Munez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lombard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munez has managed to get both his arms back between Lombard's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard trying to control the position.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Lombard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Munez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Munez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lombard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Munez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard fails with the takedown
and Munez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lombard's guard now.
Munez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lombard's head.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Munez from controlling successfully.
Munez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez preventing the sweep.
Lombard wants to stand and escape but Munez is having none of it.
Lombard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munez slips nicely into half guard.
Munez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lombard trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez lands with a punch from half guard.
Munez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lombard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Munez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Munez.
Munez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munez wants to pass to mount but Lombard is defending the position.
Well, if Munez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez with the ground and pound but Lombard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lombard working for a triangle but Munez defends it easily.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Munez controlling him for the moment.
Munez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lombard has locked up a guillotine! Lombard's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Munez is holding on here and Lombard must be using up a lot of energy. Munez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lombard gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacoby Lombard!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacoby Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Del Piero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Piero's entrance music is Army of Me - Bjork. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Del Piero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Del Piero is trying to defend but Gomez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gomez is pressing down on Del Piero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Del Piero is holding on for now.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Del Piero defends it well.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Del Piero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but Del Piero defending well.
Gomez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand up but Del Piero is controlling the position.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Gomez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gomez has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Del Piero scores with a knee to the head.
Del Piero wants a takedown.
Gomez successfully pulls guard.
Del Piero tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Piero.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Del Piero postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Del Piero tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Del Piero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Del Piero wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Del Piero won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Del Piero advances to half guard.
Gomez looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to hold on to Del Piero's head to control him but Del Piero postures up.
Del Piero throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gomez to regain full guard.
Del Piero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Del Piero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomez dives on top into guard.
Del Piero working for submissions but it's allowed Gomez to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez wants to advance to full mount but Del Piero doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Del Piero shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Del Piero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Del Piero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Del Piero wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Piero was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Del Piero is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Del Piero tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Del Piero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Piero off to one side.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Del Piero sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Del Piero counters with a head kick.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Del Piero defends it nicely.
Giovanni Del Piero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Gomez.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Joey Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Piero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Piero fails to land the takedown.
Del Piero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gomez tries to hold on but Del Piero postures up.
Del Piero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Del Piero.
BOOM! Del Piero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez tries to hold on but Del Piero pushes him away.
Del Piero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Del Piero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Piero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Del Piero working the ground and pound effectively.
Del Piero with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Del Piero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Del Piero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomez reaches up to try and pull Del Piero in and control his posture, but Del Piero latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Gomez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giovanni Del Piero!
After the fight, Giovanni Del Piero was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Marens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm A Souljah. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marens's choice of entrance music: Pittbull - Give me everything. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Marens!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marens looks to move to half guard but instead Chambers has passed into mount! Damn!
Marens regains half guard.
Chambers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chambers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chambers controlling the pace.
Marens tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
Marens is trying to control but Chambers passes into side control!
Marens is looking for a sweep.
Chambers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marens is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers trying to control the action but Marens is working from the bottom.
Chambers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Chambers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marens is trying to improve his position.
Marens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marens wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marens looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marens tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chambers moves nicely into side control.
Chambers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marens is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chambers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marens!
Chambers controlling his opponent.
Marens is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Chambers has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Marens is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Chambers has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Marens taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marlon Chambers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Sepctacular as his entrance music. Matt Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kravichenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kravichenko moves out of range.
Kravichenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands with a hook. Kravichenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Kravichenko shows good takedown defense.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kravichenko sprawling to the canvas. Gracie follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kravichenko hang on?
It looks like Oleg Kravichenko has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie stops Kravichenko from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to control. Kravichenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kravichenko wants to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kravichenko is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Kravichenko is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kravichenko seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gracie shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kravichenko is backing up but Gracie catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kravichenko covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gracie Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Gracie!
A relieved looking Matt Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Overeem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Overeem off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overeem throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Overeem's defenses.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Overeem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Rogers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Rogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Overeem is rocked!
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overeem doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Overeem to the canvas! Overeem doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rogers keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rogers!
A relieved looking Steven Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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