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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whatever Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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185 cm
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whatever Man! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Overeem throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease. Overeem cracks Man with an open hand slap. Overeem getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Whatever Man has been cut. Overeem looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Man blocks a jab. Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease. Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Overeem stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken. Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Man wants to control for a moment but Overeem uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Overeem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man is working for a kimura but Overeem is defending it quite comfortably.
Man looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Overeem is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well. Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Overeem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Overeem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man wants to take a breather but Overeem is having none of it. Overeem looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Overeem is looking to improve his position.
Overeem is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
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. Man is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Overeem still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Overeem has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Overeem is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there. Man throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round. The cut man is working on Whatever Man's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Overeem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Overeem. Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Overeem has his feet on Man's thighs here. He's pushed Man off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Man screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alistair Overeem!
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pop
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