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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ytre erty (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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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ytre erty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from erty.
erty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
erty lands a two punch combo.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from erty.
Overeem needs to keep his hands up - erty had a free shot at his head there.
erty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from erty.
Overeem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
erty misses with a jab, cross combination.
erty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
erty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
erty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Overeem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
erty scores with a jab.
erty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ytre erty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
erty throws a right hand that Overeem ducks under and follows up with a left that Overeem also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty misses with a series of wild punches.
erty looks gassed!
A nice combination there by erty.
Overeem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overeem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
erty tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
erty misses with a series of wild punches.
erty leaves Overeem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
erty is working the combinations to good effect here.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Overeem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
erty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
erty misses with a double jab.
erty stuffs the takedown attempt from Overeem. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
erty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
erty keeps the fight on the outside.
erty throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. erty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Overeem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but erty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but erty blocks with his arms.
Overeem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Overeem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Overeem trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
erty won't allow Overeem to sweep him here.
Overeem trying to strike off his back.
erty wanted to stand there but Overeem had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Overeem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overeem successfully pulls guard.
Overeem looking for a sweep. Not yet Overeem, not yet.
Overeem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes erty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ytre erty dominated 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Overeem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow erty down.
Danga de danga de dang - erty scores with a four punch combination!
erty keeps the fight on the outside.
erty swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from erty. No joy for Overeem on that attempt.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - erty circles away.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown but erty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from erty both land. Nice combination.
A jab from erty does it's job there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
erty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
erty scores with a nice strike.
Overeem clinches up with erty and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem tries for a takedown. No joy.
erty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
erty has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overeem pulls guard.
erty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Overeem takes a jab right on the kisser.
ytre erty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Overeem was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
erty is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as erty is looking to escape.
Overeem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because erty is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
erty is trying to stand up.
Overeem thowing shots but they're missing.
Overeem content just to control the position here.
Overeem throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overeem trying to control but erty is having none of it.
erty tries to buck Overeem off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alistair Overeem will probably get the nod.
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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in erty's guard.
Overeem stands up from erty's guard - Overeem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed erty clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Overeem is looking to control erty but erty is wriggling around and keeping busy.
erty is taking damage to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erty takes a big shot to the side of the head.
erty trying to get back to his feet but Overeem is in full control for now.
Overeem throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
erty trying to get back to his feet but Overeem is in full control for now.
Overeem keeps control of the position easily here as erty tries to buck him off.
Overeem misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Overeem lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Overeem just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Will Overeem go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Overeem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Overeem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Overeem manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Overeem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overeem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
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
A | B |
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RATING
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