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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamazuki Munahiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munahiki has chosen JMT - Kublai Khan as his entrance music. Cees Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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322 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamazuki Munahiki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem wants to clinch.
Overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Overeem throws a front kick that sends Munahiki stumbling back into the cage.
Munahiki looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Munahiki moves out of range easily.
Overeem cracks Munahiki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Munahiki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Overeem finish him?
Munahiki is rocked!
It looks like Kamazuki Munahiki has been cut.
Overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munahiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munahiki doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Munahiki seems to have recovered his senses.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munahiki blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem sends Munahiki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Overeem is motioning to the referee to let Munahiki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Overeem drives through and clinches with Munahiki against the cage.
Overeem controlling the action here for a moment.
Munahiki can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Overeem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Overeem misses.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Munahiki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Overeem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Overeem is looking to control Munahiki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Overeem avoid being mounted?
Munahiki wants to control but Overeem is keeping him busy.
Munahiki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Overeem has managed to free his arm - good work.
Overeem is looking to escape.
Overeem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is defending against the submission attempts here by Munahiki.
Overeem wants to improve his position but Munahiki is controlling well.
Overeem is trying to maintain the position but Munahiki is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Jab, jab by Munahiki - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Overeem - just one landing.
Munahiki fails with a takedown attempt.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Overeem jabs Munahiki right on the nose. Munahiki blinks but takes it well.
Cees Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munahiki misses with a straight left.
Munahiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Overeem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munahiki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overeem but Overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Munahiki avoids them all with ease.
Overeem tries to clinch but Munahiki moves out of range.
Munahiki takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Munahiki is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overeem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munahiki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munahiki misses with a wild combination.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. Munahiki moves away and avoids it.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munahiki manages to avoid it.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munahiki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Munahiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Overeem which made him look bad.
Cees Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamazuki Munahiki.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Munahiki shoots in looking for a takedown. Overeem tries to sprawl out of it but Munahiki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Overeem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munahiki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munahiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munahiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cees Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamazuki Munahiki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Overeem missing with a left hand there. Munahiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Munahiki.
Munahiki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Munahiki saw that one coming.
Cees Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Munahiki misses.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick
and Munahiki counters with a stiff right hand.
Munahiki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Overeem circles away.
Munahiki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munahiki misses with a hook to the body
and Overeem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem throws a hook to the side of Munahiki's head but Munahiki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cees Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munahiki misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem cracks Munahiki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munahiki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Munahiki prevents Overeem from escaping the position.
Overeem wants to control but Munahiki postures up.
Munahiki working the ground and pound from side control.
Overeem is not content to let Munahiki control the position.
Overeem taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munahiki is working Overeem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Overeem can't do much from the bottom here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Overeem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munahiki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Overeem's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ground and pound from Munahiki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Overeem is pushing Munahiki's head away, looking to escape. Munahiki manages to hold on to the position though.
Munahiki is chipping away with strikes.
Overeem struggling a bit here.
Overeem trying to remain calm as Munahiki controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munahiki cracks Overeem with a big right hand but Overeem just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Overeem is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Munahiki trying to control the position but Overeem is working away.
Munahiki looks up at the clock and then as Overeem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Munahiki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Overeem is trying to get back to his feet.
Munahiki cracks Overeem with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Munahiki controls the position from side control.
Munahiki trying to control the action but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Munahiki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munahiki can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Munahiki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Munahiki prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamazuki Munahiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamazuki Munahiki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Munahiki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Munahiki is struggling to control the position.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Munahiki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Munahiki won't allow it.
Overeem is pressed up against the cage. Munahiki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overeem down to the mat. Overeem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overeem throws a right hand that Munahiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Munahiki also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Overeem.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munahiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Munahiki saw that one coming.
A big right from Overeem misses.
Good exchange - Munahiki coming out on top.
Overeem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munahiki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munahiki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munahiki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Munahiki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munahiki landing some decent shots from guard.
Overeem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Munahiki is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Munahiki forces his way into half guard.
Munahiki is nestled in close to Overeem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Overeem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munahiki on the ground.
Munahiki working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munahiki connects with a nice short shot to Overeem's temple.
Munahiki trying to control the action but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Overeem misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Overeem pushes Munahiki off looking to stand but Munahiki dives back in and keeps control.
Munahiki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Overeem is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem pushes Munahiki off but Munahiki dives into side control.
Munahiki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Overeem is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Munahiki yanks on the arm and Overeem is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Munahiki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kamazuki Munahiki!
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energy
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hype
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